VASCO: Sancoale panchas accompanied by Cortalim MLA Anton Vas on Tuesday held a joint inspection of the polluted nullah at Shindole, Sancoale.
The inspection was carried out following several complaints by the local residents.
Vas said that he had been inspecting the site for the last few days so as to find out the source of the contamination. He said the nullah was polluted and the stench was unbearable, making it difficult for residents to live there. He said that the team of environment engineers from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) had already collected water samples and its examination report was expected within a week.
The residents have strongly suspected that some sewage tankers were discharging sewage into the nullah during night and that too during rains. During inspection, they also found a non-functional sewage treatment plant (STP) atop a nearby hill and suspected that seepage might have caused contamination of the nullah.
The Cortalim MLA assured the villagers that any tanker caught releasing sewage into the nullah will not be spared.
