MARGAO
The 195 members of the Ramnagari Housing Society, Mugali at Sao Jose de Areal village comprising of 800 residents runs the risk of their water supply being disconnected by the Public Works Department, Water Supply.
For, the Curtorim Health Officer has written a letter to the Assistant Engineer III Sub Div III, WDIX (PHE), PWD Borda-Margao, to carry out disconnection of water connections of the 195 members of the housing society.
The issue has been hanging fire for some time now with the Health Centre issuing a disconnection order dated 26 July, 2023 to the PWD, Water Supply. The Ramnagari Co-operative Housing Society, however, submitted an undertaking to the Health office dated August 12, 2023 stating that they would stop the overflow of sewerage before August 20, 2023 and requested to revoke the order of disconnection.
On humanitarian grounds and water being essential necessity for day to day living for around 800 residents living in the society, the Health office made a letter on August 17, 2023 not to disconnect water supply to the society since the society had assured to rectify the overflow issue and not to create public health nuisance.
In the letter, the Curtorim Health officer has pointed out that the complainant Sao Jose De Areal Villagers Union has been repeatedly following up the matter with the health office regarding the status, insisting that overflowing of sewerage still exists.
“On recent inspection of the site, it is noted that the problem of overflowing of sewerage still exists and the problem has not been rectified as assured to the Health centre via the undertaking given by the Ramnagari Housing Society,” the Health centre stated, while requesting the PWD, Water Supply to carry out the disconnection of water connection of the 195 consumers staying in the housing society.
