MAPUSA
A day after a senior citizen fell into a hole on a footpath near Sirsat building in Mapusa, a pregnant woman got injured after slipping and falling at the entrance of the Mapusa fish market.
The incident has provoked sharp reactions from people who have criticised the lack of cleanliness and the slippery ground at the market.
The incident is reported to have taken place on Sunday morning, when the pregnant woman slipped and fell on the ground.
She was immediately taken to a hospital in a private vehicle for treatment.
Condemning the condition of the fish market, locals claimed that the market has not been cleaned in years, while the staircases are full of filth and dirt.
They added that there have been many incident in the past of people falling on the slippery floor of the fish market.
The area around this market is also full of filth and garbage.
President of the Mapusa Fish Sellers Association Shashikala Govekar stated that the fish vendors have, from time to time, asked the Mapusa Municipal Council to clean the fish market because many customers who visit the market to buy fish have fallen in the past.
“But the MMC has not taken our demand seriously and no steps have been taken to clean the fish market, which caused the sad incident of a pregnant woman falling and getting injured. The incident should be taken seriously and the fish market should be cleaned as soon as possible,” said Govekar.
