Team Goemkarponn
MARGAO: When Margao MLA- Minister Digambar Kamat ruled out the Health Department’s intervention in Margao’s sewage leakage menace, he conveniently overlooked its serious public health implications. Here is an eye-opener from the shopkeepers of Margao, who have been suffering for months,” stated Madganvcho Awaaz & Youth Leader Prabhav Naik. He released a video of overflowing sewage at a residential cum commercial complex at Margao.
Prabhav Naik today personally met shopkeepers along Varde Valaulikar Road, Margao, where overflowing sewage has been causing immense inconvenience for the past several months. Despite repeated complaints to the Health Department, Margao Municipal Council and concerned authorities, no concrete action has been taken to resolve the issue.
Highlighting the alarming public health situation, Prabhav Naik pointed out that dengue cases have already been reported in Aquem and other areas of Margao. At a time when preventive action against mosquito breeding and unhygienic conditions is crucial, the continued sewage overflow reflects gross administrative negligence. He personally contacted the Health Department, Municipal Authorities and Sewerage Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd., demanding immediate intervention and a permanent solution.
Prabhav Naik recalled that following his representation to Health Minister Vishwajit Rane regarding the overflowing sewage in Comba, the Minister had ordered a joint inspection involving the Health Department, Margao Municipal Council and Sewerage Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. However, the proposed inspection was subsequently cancelled after Margao MLA Digambar Kamat reportedly intervened, maintaining that sewage leakage was an infrastructure issue and the Health Department had no role to play.
“Can public health be separated from sewage management? When sewage overflows into public spaces and dengue cases are being reported in different parts of Margao, how can the Health Department wash its hands of the matter? Infrastructure failure cannot be used as an excuse to overlook the serious health risks faced by citizens. Departments must work together instead of passing the buck,” questioned Prabhav Naik.
Prabhav Naik demanded immediate action by the Margao Municipal Council and Sewerage Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd. to resolve the sewage menace at Varde Valaulikar Road and other affected areas. He asserted that Margao cannot be held hostage to political interference and departmental blame games. “Public health must prevail over political egos. Madgaonkars need solutions, not excuses”, he asserted.
