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VALPOI
Villagers of Shelpe-Sattari have expressed serious concern over lack of free toilet facility in the village since the last couple of years.
It may be recalled that the medical report of the water samples, which were collected from the two tributaries in Shelpe-Sattari, stated that the main cause for outbreak of sickness in the village was due to contamination of water from the tributaries.
The villagers have also raised concern over the health officials' reported statement not to defecate in open places. They said it was impossible in the absence of toilet facilities in the village.
The Valpoi health officials on Friday conducted awareness
programme regarding precautionary measures to be taken to control the outbreak of sickness in the village.
Addressing the gathering, Valpoi medical officer Dr Abhijeet Wadkar elaborated on the details of Shigella bacteria, which was found in the tributaries water and blood and stools samples.
He appealed to the villagers not to use water from the tributaries for drinking and other purposes. Speaking on the occasion, Sarpanch Parag Khadilkar assured the villagers of providing treated water from Dabose water treatment plant soon.
ZP member Premnath Hazare also spoke on the occasion.
Meanwhile, villagers have expressed concern over lack of toilet facility in the village.
A villager, Gopal Gaonkar expressed concern over the situation in the village for the last 15 days. "The authorities are responsible for this situation," he blamed.
Another villager, Vithal Gawas said: "How is it possible to avoid open defecation when there are no toilet facility in the village?"
