Cortalim MLA Anton Vas on Thursday convened a meeting with PWD authorities to resolve water supply issues in the constituency.
Cortalim newly elected ZP Merciana Vas and Cortalim Sarpanch Senia Periera were present in the meeting attended by PWD engineers.
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Anton Vas informed that new water storage tanks would be constructed for storing water and a non-functional tank would also be activated as a storage point.
Vas also said new pipelines would be laid to boost pressure for water supply in the area.
“We are trying to request of land of about 1,000 sq metres from Quelosssim and Cortalim Communidade to build around three new water storage tanks. Some houses on the hillocks are facing water pressure issues and we will try and resolve water supply issues,” said Vas.
“We have an old non-functional water tank at Sotrant and we have requested the PWD to activate this tank to temporarily solve water supply issues. We are also planning to replace old pipeline and the project is pending for financial approval. I will meet Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and get the project cleared immediately,” said Vas.
Periera said some PWD officers were claiming that they get less water from the WRD.
“We have decided to have a joint meeting with WRD, PWD and officers from Selaulim to check why less than 50 per cent of the required water is being sent to Cortalim,” said Periera.
