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Possibility of mud flow at Campal ground

The contractor for laying pipes and other works in Panaji has stored/dumped sewage pipes, construction materials and tonnes of mud and sand at Campal ground, opposite Bal Bhavan. If there is an unseasonal summer rain or when monsoon will set in, the mounds would result in mud slide and mud flow. Usually the Bal Bhavan area is prone to flooding and this year it is going to be horrific and may turn into a catastrophe.

The newly laid drainage systems would certainly get chocked and the pavers may come off. The incoming high tide water would compound to the misery of commuters and residents and Campal clinic and other establishments in the vicinity. The newly built lush green football ground will turn into a brown mud slush and become a breeding place for mosquitoes.

The contractor must be instructed to soon move all the materials from Campal ground before a disaster occurs. It should not be covered with plastic or tarpaulin sheets like Sonsodo dump. Hopefully the delegates who were here for the recent G-20 meeting had not seen the Campal ground as it was not covered by white clothes.


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Protection of nature over harm to ecosystem

Elvidio Miranda, via email
Published Apr 30, 2023, 12:27 AM IST
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At the rate at which the depletion of forest cover in Goa is happening and also the sanction for conversion of agricultural lands to settlement zones being granted, coupled with farm lands remaining unused, the eco-system of the State is undergoing a sea change for the worse. Unless the real estate mushrooming is curbed, Goa’s environment and climate change in the state will lead to anomalies which may never be remedied. The ambient air quality index is also deteriorating,…

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