VASCO
While motorists struggle to find parking space in the port town, an unused mobile toilet has occupies a parking space near the Vasco railway station.
According to sources, the unused mobile toilet has been lying in the area for quite some time.
“People after realising that the toilet is non-functional start urinating by its side. The place now smells of urine,” complained a source.
Some residents of Vasco met Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes, who has assured to remove the toilet from the area.
NGO ‘Goa First’ convenor Parshuram Sonurlekar on Tuesday demanded that the MMC remove the toilet to make space for parking of four-wheelers.
“The toilet is not in use. It is lying there and no one is bothered about removing it. This is contrary to the
Swachh Bharat Abhiyan inaugurated by all government agencies this week,” said Sonurlekar.
MMC CO Agnelo Fernandes informed reporters that the toilet was stationed at the site during Saptah but was not taken away. “It has been brought to my notice that the toilet is still lying near the railway station. I have already directed my sanitary inspector to go check the area and submit a report.”
“I have also told him to get it removed immediately if it is not being used and causing inconvenience. I will check why it was not removed after Saptah,” Fernandes said.
