PANAJI
The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Tuesday took on record observations and suggestions regarding pollution in the River Mandovi, placed before it in the ongoing suo motu proceedings concerning dead fish found floating in Mala Lake.
Advocate General Devidas Pangam submitted to the Division Bench of Justice Valmiki Menezes and Justice Amit Jamsandekar that the observations and suggestions would be considered.
The Court also took on record a status report filed by the Sewerage and Infrastructural Development Corporation of Goa (SIDCGL) regarding two houses in the vicinity of Mala Lake which are yet to be connected to the sewerage system.
Legal counsels, appearing for the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) and SIDCGL, submitted that reminders were sent to the occupants of the two houses to submit the necessary documents to complete the sewerage connections.
The proceedings are part of the High Court’s inquiry on the condition of Mala Lake where thousands of dead fish were found floating in April, and the wider issue of pollution in River Mandovi.
The Court had earlier taken on record a water quality assessment report of the Goa State Pollution Control Board, which found that faecal coliform contamination in the Mandovi had exceeded permissible limits at most monitoring locations over the past decade, though recent data showed some improvement in water quality. The Court has listed the matter for October 7.
