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Most wells in Saipem, Orda contaminated: Sarpanch

MAPUSA
Candolim Sarpanch Fermino Fernandes admitted that most of the wells in Saipem and Orda areas have been contaminated some years back and with the current fire tragedy, the situation has aggravated further.

“We have written to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) and health authorities to test the air quality and the well water in the village. We are with the villagers and object to the existence of the paint factory. We are all demanding re-location of the company. Very soon we will meet both the Calangute and the Saligao MLAs and handover a memorandum to the Chief Minister,” Fernandes said.

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All’s not well after paint factory inferno, well water contaminated in Candolim

Oil-like screen found floating in wells  Villagers demand factory relocation

AGNELO PEREIRA
Published Jan 15, 2023, 12:58 AM IST
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All’s not well after paint factory inferno, well water contaminated in Candolim

MAPUSAFour days after the firefighters used nearly 2 lakh litres of water besides foam to douse a deadly fire that engulfed a warehouse of a paint factory at the Pilerne Industrial Estate, residents of Saipem-Candolim were in for a shock when they noticed a thin layer of oil-like screen floating in their well water which had also turned darkish in colour.The villagers also found the water “frothy” with a typical “nail polish” like smell.The unfortunate fire incident has also…

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