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MARGAO
Stating that Goa is the only State in the country which supplies filtered drinking water to 95 per cent of the population, PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar has disclosed plans to enhance the supply of potable water to the people by an additional 500 MLD for the next 25 years.
“Civil Engineering is the backbone of the State which includes construction development for water supply, sewerage, roads, bridges and water resources. Goa is the only State which supplies filtered drinking water to 95 per cent of the population. As of today about 750 MLD water is supplied in the State and in the near future government is planning for additional 250 MLD and again for next 25 years by increasing water resource additional 500 MLD water will be provided,” Sudin said after inaugurating “Sankriti 2018” an event concerned with Civil Engineering organised by Don Bosco College of Engineering, Fatorda in association with Civil Engineering Students Association and Indian Concrete Institute, Students Chapter at the college premises.
The PWD minister urged students to focus on acquiring practical technical education apart from books. He congratulated Don Bosco College of Engineering for organising an event which showcases talent of young budding generation.
Chairman, CREDAI Goa, Desh Prabhudessai, Principal, Dr Neena Panandikar and Director, Fr Kinley D’Cruz also spoke on the occasion.
Wastage of water from pipeline in Margao continues unabated
MARGAO: Water wastage has been rampant on the Hotel Woodland road for the last couple of days now for want of repairs and maintenance by the PWD, Water Supply.
The ground reality was no different on Thursday. As the State and the PWD observed World Water Day, water wastage from a water pipeline on the main road at Hotel Woodlands in the heart of the commercial capital continued unabated, making one wonder whether slogans on water conservation are only directed at the citizens and not for the concerned departments.
That water from the damaged line has been oozing out on the road is clearly evident from the fact that the entire area has become slippery due to the continuous discharge of water from the line. The situation, however, has not attracted the attention of the PWD officials till date.
Parents who come to pick their wards studying in the adjoining school wonder why it has taken the PWD time to repair the pipeline and plug the leakage.
When The Goan called up PWD Assistant Engineer Vijay Kudchadkar to shed light on the delay by the PWD to carry out the repairs, he said though the situation was brought to the department’s attention only a day ago, the repairs could not take place for want of road cutting. “We have been told that the road was recently hotmixed by the PWD roads division. We cannot cut the road without permission from the roads division,” he said.
Sources said the issue is likely to figure at the meeting between PWD Minister Sudin Dhavalikar and Margao MLA Digambar Kamat, wherein the water supply division will take up the issue of road cutting to carry out the repairs and plug the water leakage.
