SANGUEM
A team from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) and other officials inspected the rivulet at Cacora-Curchorem on Wednesday and collected water samples and some dead fish for inspection, after a large number of dead fish were found in the rivulet.
The inspection team was led by GSPCB engineer Rajmohan Prabhudessai and other officials present included Gajanan Kamat (Asst Manager Goa Waste Management Corporation), Kiran Burud (Engineer, Goa Waste Management Corporation), Thangaraj A. (Incharge of Cacora Waste Management Plant) and Shubham Patil (Chemist).
On Tuesday, locals from Cacora who had gone to the rivulet to fish were shocked to see a large number of dead fish all along the rivulet, which flows by the side of the Waste Management Plant at Cacora.
While eyebrows were raised over this unusual incident, many suspected that the fish may have died due to release of chemicals into the rivulet.
Locals present at the site during the inspection also demanded the GSPCB officials verify if any chemical substances were being released into the rivulet by the Waste Management Plant.
They claimed that such an incident had occurred for the first time. The residents normally go to the rivulet during monsoon to catch fresh water fish.
