PANAJI
A delegation of Congress leaders led by Shantaram Naik, ex-MP and President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, on Friday, met the Deputy Director of National Institute of Oceanography Dr P S Rao at Dona Paula and demanded that the institute should undertake pollution analysis of the river Mandovi water, in particular around the casino vessels anchored in the river, as well as of the around grounded Lucky Seven Casino.
Naik was accompanied by Altinho Gomes, Principal General Secretary of Goa Congress, Congress General Secretary Dr Ulhas Parab, Seva Dal Chief Shankar Kirlaparkar and environment lover Sanjay Sarmalkar.
M T Babu and Sanil Kumar of NIO were also present for the discussion.
The delegation informed NIO that Congress party is concerned about the pollution being caused to the waters of river Mandovi on account of damaging commercial activities on
the river.
The delegation told Rao that Lucky Seven which is grounded at Miramar is likely to cause serious environmental disaster if necessary preventive measures are not taken.
It was pointed out that it is the duty of the state government to ask NIO or any other appropriate agency that they deem fit to test the waters of Mandovi in public interest.
The delegation further demanded that NIO should do the analysis in the context of discharge of sludge water by casino vessels.
The delegation also requested NIO to examine the effect on fishing activities in the river and on sea food consumption.
A delegation of Congress leaders led by Shantaram Naik, ex-MP and President of Goa Pradesh Congress Committee, on Friday, met the Deputy Director of National Institute of Oceanography Dr P S Rao at Dona Paula and demanded that the institute should undertake pollution analysis of the river Mandovi water, in particular around the casino vessels anchored in the river, as well as of the around grounded Lucky Seven Casino.
Naik was accompanied by Altinho Gomes, Principal General Secretary of Goa Congress, Congress General Secretary Dr Ulhas Parab, Seva Dal Chief Shankar Kirlaparkar and environment lover Sanjay Sarmalkar.
M T Babu and Sanil Kumar of NIO were also present for the discussion.
The delegation informed NIO that Congress party is concerned about the pollution being caused to the waters of river Mandovi on account of damaging commercial activities on
the river.
The delegation told Rao that Lucky Seven which is grounded at Miramar is likely to cause serious environmental disaster if necessary preventive measures are not taken.
It was pointed out that it is the duty of the state government to ask NIO or any other appropriate agency that they deem fit to test the waters of Mandovi in public interest.
The delegation further demanded that NIO should do the analysis in the context of discharge of sludge water by casino vessels.
The delegation also requested NIO to examine the effect on fishing activities in the river and on sea food consumption.
