MARGAO
When the city was hit by back flow of sewage water last monsoons, the Margao Municipal building passage literally resembled a sewage cesspool, posing nuisance and a health hazard to the citizens.
Sewage water gushed out of a couple of sewage chambers around the Municipal building, bringing to the fore the issue of water infiltration into the underground line.
After days of nuisance when raw sewage was strewn along the MMC building passage, both the Margao Municipal Council and the PWD, Sewerage fixed the issue by packing the sewage manholes with concrete after the issue found a mention on the floor of the Goa Legislative Assembly.
A visit to the MMC passage and the sewage chambers on the road behind the MMC building would testify that concrete was used to pack the chambers to prevent overflowing, throwing up a simple question “ have the PWD checked the underground line laid around the Margao Municipal building for any blockages to ensure the overflowing chambers do not come back to haunt the citizens in the ensuing monsoons.
A Margao Municipal official pointed out that the issue falls in the domain of the PWD or the SIDCGL since testing of the underground line or removal of blockages falls under their purview. “The sewage water that gushed out from the MMC sewage chamber was actually the back flow of sewage water due to the blockage of the underground line. We also hope the PWD has cleared all blockages from the underground line,” remarked a senior MMC officer.
