Calangute: Roads in many parts of the tourist hub of Calangute are sinking due to the shoddy work on the sewerage network, former Calangute sarpanch Joseph Sequeira, said. Work on the network, which began in 2013, has still not been completed, he said.
“Now with the rain, the chambers are flooded and some are throwing up water like fountains. The entire Baga road is in a mess and motorists are having a tough time travelling on that road,” Sequeira said.
He said there are more than 2,000 sewerage chambers all over Calangute. “If the sewerage network is commissioned, then the entire Calangute will start stinking as the sewerage will spill out from the chambers and Calangute will no longer be a tourist destination,” Sequeira said.
and most of them have started sinking because of shoddy construction work. “This has resulted in a number of accidents involving tourists. The entire Baga road is in a mess and motorists are having a tough time travelling on that road,” he said, adding that even the pumping stations for the sewerage network are yet to be completed.
If the sewerage network is commissioned, then the entire Calangute will start stinking as the sewerage will spill out from the chambers and Calangute will no longer be a tourist destination Sequeira was Calangute sarpanch when the sewerage project had been launched by the state government. “We had asked for this project because sewerage was being released in fields, on the roads, the sea and other places leading to contamination and stench. We had supported Michael Lobo and worked to get him elected and the sewerage project was one of our promises,” Sequeira said.
Although Sequeira had supported Lobo in the 2012 assembly election, they later had a fallout.
“Now with the rain, the chambers are flooded and some are throwing up water like fountains. The entire Baga road is in a mess and motorists are having a tough time travelling on that road,” Sequeira said.
He said there are more than 2,000 sewerage chambers all over Calangute. “If the sewerage network is commissioned, then the entire Calangute will start stinking as the sewerage will spill out from the chambers and Calangute will no longer be a tourist destination,” Sequeira said.
and most of them have started sinking because of shoddy construction work. “This has resulted in a number of accidents involving tourists. The entire Baga road is in a mess and motorists are having a tough time travelling on that road,” he said, adding that even the pumping stations for the sewerage network are yet to be completed.
If the sewerage network is commissioned, then the entire Calangute will start stinking as the sewerage will spill out from the chambers and Calangute will no longer be a tourist destination Sequeira was Calangute sarpanch when the sewerage project had been launched by the state government. “We had asked for this project because sewerage was being released in fields, on the roads, the sea and other places leading to contamination and stench. We had supported Michael Lobo and worked to get him elected and the sewerage project was one of our promises,” Sequeira said.
Although Sequeira had supported Lobo in the 2012 assembly election, they later had a fallout.
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