the goan I network
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Tension prevailed at Korgao gram sabha on Sunday after villagers and former panchas confronted the panchayat over the issue of severe water shortage for the last month as the authorities have undertaken work of laying of water pipeline.
Dattaram Asolkar said taps were running dry for the last two months in Korgao. “Sometime water is provided in less quantity and people have been facing severe hardships due to acute water shortage,” he added.
Divakar Palyekar demanded the resignation of the sarpanch claiming that the panchayat has failed to initiate measures to solve the water woes.
Later, it was resolved to temporarily halt the work and immediately release water for drinking and agriculture purpose and also to repair the roads dug up to lay the pipeline.
In the gram sabha chaired by Korgao Sarpanch Pramila Naik, Deputy Sarpanch Uday Palyekar, Panchas Samir Bhatlekar, Rangnath Kalshaokar, Abdul Naik, Custan Coelho, Swati Gawandi, Uma Salgaonkar, Vasant Dessai, secretary Mahesh Dhargalkar and BDO inspector Devanand Gawade were present.
