Liquor bottles collected, tourists stopped from visiting the spot
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PANAJI
Movacho-Guno, a famous picnic spot in Sonal village, has claimed many lives in the Mhadei river and the villagers lamented that the tourists create nuisance and bring bad name to the place.
On Sunday, the villagers along with Valpoi Police decided to stop the picnickers at Movacho-Guno and cleaned the surroundings of Movacho-Guno area.
In the drive, many liquor bottles and plastic were collected from the area.
Speaking to reporters, Valpoi PSI Gaurish Mahale said the Movacho-Guno area was cleaned along with the police team.
“Movacho-Guno is becoming a death trap for the people and they should stop visiting this place. I also suggest to the villagers not to enter Movacho-Guno and keep the area clean,” he added.
It may be recalled that on May 20, a 22-year-old youth from Sakhali drowned at Mhovacho Guno rivulet in Sattari, a popular picnic spot in Sonal.
The incident took place when three youth -- Gaurish Barve (22) of Sakhali, Praveen Gadgil (21) of Dhave-Sattari and Mayuresh Bhat (22) of Madhalawad-Poriem -- had gone to Mhovacho Guno for a picnic. Mayuresh, who was a capable swimmer entered the river first, while the other two followed later. Within a short while, both Gaurish and Praveen began to struggle in the water. Mayuresh managed to rescue Praveen with the help of locals, but could not save Gaurish.
Earlier on May 14, Sanket Sawant (27) of Manaswada-Kundaim had also drowned at the same spot.
