Goemkarponn Desk
CANACNA: As many as 7 Buffaloes were run-over by unknown vehicles on Manohar Parrikar Canacona Bypass Road (MPCBR) section of NH66 at Canacona on Thursday night.
According to sources, all the seven Buffaloes were seen lying dead on the either lanes of the 4-Lane NH66 (MPCBR) between Char-rasta to Bhagatwada area.
As the dead bovines were seen lying on either side of the MPCBR Divider, it is believed that an unknown number of large sized vehicles plying on either sides of the Divider (Towards Karwar and towards Margao) have run –over the buffaloes killing them on the spot.
When noticed early in the morning, police were informed and police with the help of locals pulled the dead bovines on the road-sides.
A local activist Vaibhav Phaldessai who informed police and one of the persons to assist In the task of pulling the bovines away from the road, had blamed the lack of illumination and failure to erect protective fencing of MPCBR as the reasons for the mishap.
‘the MPCBR has no proper illuminations not only at the Bhagatwada areas, but the 4-Lane expressway lacks street lights in several areas making it very dangerous for the vehicles to identify anything on the road’
Locals have also called for proper investigation and identification of the vehicles responsible for running –over the bovines.
Later, a JVB was pressed to remove and mjve away the bovines which were buried in some undisclosed locations.
