Samir Umarye <[email protected]> BICHOLIM JULY 2: A number of people were evacuated to safer areas as sludge entered into about 60 houses and a temple in Poira, Advalpal and Valshi in Bicholim taluka on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred as the sludge from the nearby mines entered the houses due to heavy rains and the people were unable to rescue their belongings. A mining company along with locals shifted the affected residents in Poira to safer areas in the wee hours of Thursday. Many affected families were seen clearing the sludge from their houses on Thursday morning. At Gawthadi-Valshi, the sludge entered the Sateri temple and partially submerged the idol of the goddess. The force was such that the compound wall of the temple was damaged. Mayem MLA Anant Shet, Mamlatdar Pramod Bhat, Sarpanch Tulshidas Chodandar, Talathi Satyaan Naik and other officials visited the site and took stock of the situation. Meanwhile, Bhat has convened a meeting of mining officials on Friday to decide on the future course of action. It may be recalled that a similar incident had occurred at Advalpal-Bicholim in June, where the mining silt had entered the houses. A number of roads were submerged, while trees got uprooted and damaged property as torrential rains lashed Bicholim taluka on Thursday. According to reports, roads at Bandarwada, Shantadurga junction (Bicholim), Mulgao and Gaonkarwada were completely submerged, causing severe hardship to the people. Ten houses were also damaged as trees got uprooted ate various places . A crusher was damaged at Dhumashe-Menkurem, causing a loss of Rs 10,000. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bicholim-goa -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- -- FN * http://fredericknoronha.wordpress.com http://twitter.com/fn M +91-9822122436 P +91-832-2409490 http://fredericknoronha.multiply.com/ http://goa1556.goa-india.org "I'm not confused, just well mixed." - Robert Frost
