All so sad!
________________________________ From: muriel&mario <another...@gmail.com> To: saligao-net <saligao-net@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 10:47 AM Subject: [SALIGAONET] CAG Report On Environmental Degradation Caused By The Present Garbage Dump Dear Saligaokaram, The Comptroller and Auditor General's (CAG) report for 2012, tabled in the Goa assembly on 10 Oct. 2013, clearly acknowledges the fact that the site of the present garbage dump is the catchment area for the Salmona Spring. It also records the pollution of the spring by the dump. This is only one major reason why this site chosen for the present Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) should be shifted to the alternate location we propose...see attachment for comparison of the 2 sites, especially the distances from the Calangute and Salmona springs. Now the actual plan for the landfill of the proposed WTP is much closer to Salmona than the existing dump...incredible! Read on... 11 Oct. 2013 PANAJI:Degradation of beaches due to tar ball deposits, violations of coastal regulation zones, diminishing ground water level in coastal villages and lack of sewerage and solid waste management in the coastal belt could have socio-cultural consequences and negative environmental impact on soil, water and air and spell the doom of Goa's tourism, the Comptroller and Auditor General's Report for 2012 tabled in Goa assembly on Thursday has warned. The tourist related establishments in the two panchayats generated 90.7 tonnes of solid waster per day, which was much higher than the waste generated by the most populated municipal towns of Margao, Panaji and Vasco. "Due to inadequate and non-operative composting units, the Calangute-Baga village panchayat dumped unsegregated waste at the garbage disposal site in the adjoining Saligao plateau, which is the catchment area of Salmona spring. Goa state pollution control board found the spring water contaminated and unsuitable for drinking," the CAG report stated. Read the full article. -------------------------------------------------- 13 Oct. 2013 Waste management The report, while dealing with the State tourism audit, also commented sternly about the lack of solid waste management in the coastal belt leading to dumping of un-segregated waste from Calangute-Baga village panchayat at a garbage disposal site in adjoining Saligao plateau – the catchment area of Salmona Spring in Saligao. According to Goa State Pollution Control Board, an analysis of the water of the spring conducted in July 2009 found that water was contaminated and unsuitable for drinking. Water testing by the WRD too hinted at the presence of biodegradable and oxidisable inorganic matters, the CAG report noted. Read the full article. In spite of all this, the Goa State Pollution Control Board is adamant about putting the proposed WTP in the same place as the present garbage dump. Read report. Looks like it is time to change our approach? Warm regards and solidarity. M&M. -- ................................................................ there *is* anOTHERgoa at <http://www.anothergoa.blogspot.in> & <http://www.youtube.com/anothergoa> ''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' muriel & mario, c/o FULKAR, 6/22, sonarbhatt, saligao. bardez. goa. 403511. tel: 0832-2278276 / 2409999 <anothergoa AT gmail.com> '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to saligao-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to saligao-net@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe email saligao-net-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to saligao-net+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
