MARGAO
With overflowing waste water from a Portuguese-era nullah becoming an eyesore and a health hazard right in the heart of the town, next to the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) building, an inspection was carried out by representatives of various agencies to cap the nuisance on priority.
Led by MMC Vice-Chairperson Tito Cardozo, the representatives of PWD, roads, water supply and sewerage inspected the spot near the Kohinoor traffic junction in the presence of ward councillor Damodar Naik, only to find water seepage from an underground water pipeline.
The MMC vice-chairperson later told the media that the PWD, water supply has been told to check the underground line and plug the water seepage on an urgent basis.
“If the water continues to overflow, then the second option would be to find out whether there’s any breakdown of the sewerage network,” Tito said.
Given that the water nullah is a Portuguese-era drain, the Municipality was told to rope in a local person, who is well versed with the underground pipeline network. Tito informed that the MMC engineer has been asked to seek assistance of the local person and find out the length of the drain, which needs urgent repairs.
The issue of overflowing waste water was highlighted by the ward councillor Damodar Naik at the recently held council meeting as the MMC sanitation workers were unable to plug the leakage for over a week now.
