CANACONA
The residents had objected and complained to various authorities including WRD, Deputy Collector, Mamlatdar, Deputy Town Planner against the GSIDC contractor for causing ecological disaster in the area.
Canacona Deputy Collector Kedar Naik, Canacona Mamlatdar Ramesh Gaonkar inspected the site in the presence of GSIDC MD Deepak Joshi and two other officers on Friday evening. A number of residents were also present.
People said the manner in which the two water bodies, which were existing in he area, were being dumped with mud excavated for the foundation works of upcoming Ravindra Bhavan.
The residents informed that there were lots of tortoise, snakes and other amphibians in the two water bodies and it has been destroyed.
The deputy Collector told the GSIDC MD and other officials, besides the contractor that he is initiating procedures for legal action for these acts and ordered for immediate removal of mud/earth and retain the two water bodies in its original form.
GSIDC has also agreed to seal the border between the water bodies and upcoming Ravindra Bhavan by erecting a retaining wall.
Soon after the authorities left, the contractor engaged a JCB to remove the dumped mud.
