Mounting public alarm over mega-housing projects in the proximity of the River Sal disrupting the ecological balance or harmonious relationship in its vicinity demands effective intervention for ecological protection. Of late, because of increasing tourism, housing problems and because of other factors, the scarce land available in Goa has been indiscriminately sold to mega-builders.These builders
, with their ever expanding mega-housing projects, have substantially destroyed and are continuously destroying and polluting our pristine village environment as well as the nearby river SAL. These builders have no concrete plans, and technically speaking cannot have plans to effectively get rid of the waste in a sustainable and innovative way and efficiently prevent unavoidable future disruption of the existing ecological balance and the quality of normal life in the village. Undoubtedly, the increasing dumpage likely to be dumped in the river Sal will consist of:
1. Sewage/drainage flowing off from more than 700 new households with a minimum of three family members who will eventually occupy the residential flats/bungalows
2. Chlorinated water from the swimming pools that will be built within the residential area
In addition to this, ongoing construction of new residential flats with the increasing population will hamper the limited water supply and electricity in the village causing adverse shortage of water and electricity thereby making it difficult to meet the daily consumption needs of the locals for the same. In view of the above detrimental factors that are definitely bound to have their adverse damaging impact on our physical and cultural environment, your support and timely intervention is solicited to prevent further damage to our environment, and thereby help our village maintain a physically clean and economically sustainable and viable environment and, in the process, help ourselves in promoting an all round sustainable and environmentally cleaner Goa for the benefit of all Goans! Thanks!
