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Mapusa river contaminated HERALD CORRESPONDENT MAPUSA, MARCH 9 - The Tar river in the city was found contaminated on Thursday morning, after miscreants dumped a poisonous chemical, believed to be industrial waste, into the river. The incident came to light when people were shocked to find the river water blackish and fish struggling for life. While a number of people were busy trying to gather the fish, many of which were already dead, Sarpanch of nearby Bastora panchayat Janardhan Parsekar alerted Mapusa police. A police team, headed by PI C L Patil and PSI Mohan Naik, rushed to the site and pulled out everyone fishing in the river. The police team then rushed to the Mapusa market, were some of the fish was being sold and confiscated it. Police later alerted health officials and the Pollution Control Board about the dumping of the chemical waste into the river, which is believed to have been emptied into the river by a tanker. A team from the Pollution Control Board collected water samples for testing. Earlier, North Goa Superintendent of Police D K Sawant along with the Sub Divisional Magistrate Mahesh Khorjuvenkar inspected the site. and took stock of the situation. Mapusa police has registered a case against unidentified persons. -- TUMCHER AXIRVAD ASSUM; DEV BOREM KORUM. Gabe Menezes. London, England
