-------------------------------------------------------- Do GOACAN a favour, circulate this email to your family members, relatives, neighbours and friends. Help others be BETTER INFORMED Remember April 22nd is Earth Day - time to act !! ------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Navelim Consumer Forum & GOACAN to observe Earth day. --------------------------------------------------------------- The Navelim Civic & Consumer Forum (NCCF) along with GOACAN and the various Consumer Forums from South Goa will be observing “Earth Day” 22nd April, with a small program near the Saipem Tollem, at the entrance of the Sewage Treatment Plant at Sirvodem, Navelim from 8.30am to10am.
NCCF has taken up the issue of cleaning and restoration of Saipem Tollem and River Sal. Recently based on a complaint from NCCF, the Goa State Pollution Control Board had tested some samples and have found heavy pollution in the lake. They have issued directions to other agencies for action, but so far no action is forth coming because of political interference. The main reason for the pollution of the lake is the illegal discharge of sewage into the water body by building Complexes from Margao and Navelim as well the release of untreated sewage by the Government Sewage Treatment Plant nearby. NCCF is worried that in the next 5 to 10 years availability of clean drinking water is going to be a major problem. That is why conservation of the ground water table is very important. Hence NCCF thought of starting a campaign to clean the water bodies and creating awareness amongst people for the need to conserve these water bodies and to be little more responsible citizens, so that we are a part of the solution rather then the problem itself. --------------------------------------------------------- Press Statement from Joseph L. R. Vaz , Secretary, Navelim Civic and Consumer navelim....@gmail.com --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ GOA CIVIC AND CONSUMER ACTION NETWORK ----------------------------------------------------------- promoting civic and consumer rights in Goa ----------------------------------------------------------- GOACAN Post Box 187 Margao, Goa 403 601 GOACAN Post Box 78 Mapusa, Goa 403 507 mailto: goa...@bsnl.in ---------------------------------------------------------- __._,_.___
