VASCO: The protest against ammonia seems to be growing day by day, after political leaders and Vasco civic body, now the citizens group under the banner of Mormugao United has demanded the immediate stoppage of ammonia transportation and the immediate shifting of ammonia tank outside Vasco city.
A memorandum in this regards was also submitted to Deputy Collector Mormugao Mahadev Araundekar and MMC Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes by the NGO on Friday.
Speaking to reporters Sandeep Haldankar of NGO Mormugao United said, “The ammonia tanker mishap is a wakeup call and we believe that the storage or transportation of such hazardous gas/liquid and other chemical product is life-threatening, considering that Vasco is densely populated.”
