25/06/2014 …. Ending speculations of media reports stating that the water from river mandovi was unsafe for bathing and fishing chief minister Manohar parrikar has said that the water from river mandovi was the cleanest water in the state to bath and for fishing too
Addressing media persons at the altinho residence on Wednesday chief minister Manohar parrikar said that due to the present rainy season there was an increase of the ecoliform substance in some of the rivulets in the state while the substance of ecoliform was at its lowest in river mandovi
Parrikar said that the state government would soon start 600-700 worth crores of ruppes sewerage treatment facilities in various parts of the state which would help in bringing down high coliform from the state rivers
Meanwhile parrikar also stated that the water scarcity issue which had arise in the st andre constituency was due to a barge which had ruptured the underwater pipeline and the same issue would be resolved in another few days time
