BICHOLIM: Bicholim police authorities today called a special meeting of mining companies from Bicholim and Sattari taluka in order to understand their preparations to avoid calamities during monsoon.
The meeting held under the guidance of the Bicholim Dy Sp Ramesh Gaonkar was attended by Bicholim PI, Narayan Chimulkar and representatives of 18 mining companies functioning in Bicholim and Sattari taluka. During the discussion Dysp, Ramesh Gaonkar instructed the company officials to properly monitor the situation and undertake remedial measures in case any natural calamities like landslides, breaching of bund and others such incidents take place. The instructions like pumping out stagnated water from the mining pit, to undertake precautions to have proper drainage of monsoon water during heavy rains were given by the police to the mining company officials. The DySP also assured them that the police team would be despatched for rescue operations in case the need arises. The mining officials said they had taken all the precautions and would monitor the situation on regular basis during the rainy season.
