Yesterday ( 4th Sept) when I was passing through Caranzalem I saw a number of residents of Caranzalem area demonstrating opposite the Kamat Megamat centre against the GERA BUILDER of Ascoria Building ( see photograph) which has more than 300 flats approximately. It seems that the sewage is directed to the fields at Caranzalem through the recently built pipeline connection approved by the High Court and CCP authorities. I stopped my vehicle at 12.30 hrs and I was told that this "tamasha" started at 11 AM and the police bus was standing nearby the area along with the police contingent about 300 in numbers and the crowd was also nearly 150 persons including ladies and fishermen. I saw people discussing and abusing the Municipal Engineer Mr Abreu and the Junior Lady Engineer from CCP at the site.. Also they have not spared the Commissioner Sanjit Rodriguies who was not present at the site . They said that Sanjit is the main cause for all these nonsense for the sewage project for Miramar to D.Paula, and now the sewage is found appearing in their field and into the river. Three years back the fields at Caranzalem were inundated with the sewage black in colour. from these various building constructions. One of their leader near Megamart Kamat Centre told me that the pipeline exit was blocked by them for the safety of fields. . The CCP Municipal Engineer Mr Abreu instructed to check the pipeline near the opening chamber at Kamat centre. I saw that their workers removing dirty black in colour material liquid smelling along with the big size of plastic coming perhaps from Ascoria building with the help of 3 ft lader into the opening kept for visual. The Pollution Control Board as well as Sewage authorities from PWD must inspect this building Ascoria whether they have approved sewage treatment plant in their premises, if not take necessary action as per the rules. Poor fishermen once earlier have demonstrated at the same spot before the start of the sewage pipeline project and I have taken the photographs having High Court board kept at the site of the project work showing that this work is having approval from Court and CCP. Next day this board was found missing and the work made to complete and now again this kind of demonstration by the same residents is seen on 4th Sept 2015 from 11 AM to 12.30hrs for objections. Will Sanjit Rodrigues Commissioner of CCP, take action into this sewage discharged by the Ascoria building, and order an inquiry or check the sewage treatment plant for the benefit of this residents so that in future they are safe of all these idiotic discharge by the Ascoria building? Also others high rise buildings come up by other builders of MODELS AND PETER VAZ ETC, at Caranzalem area needs to be checked in the same manner before an another demonstration takes place in near future. These buildings are at low lying areas and at CRZ AND NDZ limits. I was told by the leader of the group of demonstrators that media coverage is been put off due to the pressure of these Builders . I am surprise there was no coverage in any of the channels TV, like HCN, Goa 365, Prudent Media , Prime TV etc. on this aspect. If this inspection is not done than Sanjit must resign from the post of Commissioner as many fishermen are suffering and it is a serious issue.
Stephen Dias D.Paula Mob: 942244 3110 Date: 5th Sept, 2015 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------