MARGAO
Benaulim MLA Churchill Alemao has said he would not allow continuation of the work on the sewage treatment plant at Colva if the treated sewage water is to be discharged into the Arabian sea. Saying that work on the Colva STP had commenced before he was elected as Benaulim MLA, Churchill said the government should come out with an alternate mode of discharging the treated water. “If the government comes out with an alternate solution wherein the treated water is discharged in tankers, I will support the project. Otherwise, I will remain with the people of Goa to oppose the project,” Churchill said. Saying that discharging the treated water in the Arabian sea will spell doom for tourism in Colva, Churchill cited the condition of River Sal, which has been devastated as a result of discharge of sewage water from the Margao sewerage treatment plant. “The river Sal is a living example before us. It is contaminated because of treated sewage water discharge. I do not want a similar situation to hit the tourist village since the STP has a capacity to treat 7.5 MLD of water everyday,” he added.
