Contamination of water: Cops book tanker owner
VASCO: Verna police have registered an offence against the owner of Naulaka transporters, whose tankers carry ammonia, in connection with the contamination of public drinking water with ammonia at Zuarinagar on Wednesday.
These tankers supply ammonia from MPT to Zuari industries. Reports from a government lab have confirmed that the water was contaminated by ammonia. The complaint was filed by Mohammed Gaus.
Verna PSI Anand Shirodkar, after conducting the panchnamma, said, "Preliminary investigations reveal that the ammonia tankers parked at Zorinth Birla have access to the main water pipeline." He explained that the drivers open the valve of the main water pipeline, remove the water with a plastic pipe and wash their tankers.
Probably on Tuesday night, an old tank was washed and the valve was not closed. As a result the ammonia from the old tank went into the pipeline contaminating the drinking water supplied to a large number of people in Zuarinagar.
Verna police is now on the look out for the owner of the tanker and will initiate the process to arrest him.
Sancoale sarpanch Ramakant Borkar said, "We will take action against the tankers being parked in Zuarinagar area and will take up the issue in the panchayat meeting. We will ask the Zuari industries to accommodate their tankers in their premises itself."
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Contamination-of-water-Cops-book-tanker-owner/articleshow/26548180.cms
These tankers supply ammonia from MPT to Zuari industries. Reports from a government lab have confirmed that the water was contaminated by ammonia. The complaint was filed by Mohammed Gaus.
Verna PSI Anand Shirodkar, after conducting the panchnamma, said, "Preliminary investigations reveal that the ammonia tankers parked at Zorinth Birla have access to the main water pipeline." He explained that the drivers open the valve of the main water pipeline, remove the water with a plastic pipe and wash their tankers.
Probably on Tuesday night, an old tank was washed and the valve was not closed. As a result the ammonia from the old tank went into the pipeline contaminating the drinking water supplied to a large number of people in Zuarinagar.
Verna police is now on the look out for the owner of the tanker and will initiate the process to arrest him.
Sancoale sarpanch Ramakant Borkar said, "We will take action against the tankers being parked in Zuarinagar area and will take up the issue in the panchayat meeting. We will ask the Zuari industries to accommodate their tankers in their premises itself."
Source - TOI - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Contamination-of-water-Cops-book-tanker-owner/articleshow/26548180.cms