12-05-2013 …. Mayor of the corporation city of panjim surendra furtado on Thursday blamed various casino’s operating along the mandovi belt in the capital city for creating nuisance of garbage in to the river mandovi which later flew to all parts of the river seashore area along the city coast line
Speaking to goanreporter ccp mayor surendra furtado said he was given to understand that the garbage which came flowing down to the river belt was released by the casinos operating in mandovi river and asked chief minister manohar parrikar to act strictly on the casinos which were operating in mandovi river
Furtado said that there was a need from the state government side to act strictly on such casinos which were throwing garbage in to the middle of the sea
Meanwhile ccp commissioner sanjit rodrigues said that ccp had no alternative but to clear garbage that was washed ashore near Miramar, campal beach and ferry wharf which was a huge manual task and ccp was doing it