Six persons who had complained that wells in Verna were drying up due to tremendous water consumption by the industrial estate, expressed their satisfaction after a surprise inspection was conducted on Friday evening.
The Ground Water Table Recharge Project at the Verna industrial estate was initiated last year. The project converted 15 open spaces and currently boasts a total storage capacity of 2,52,82,870 litres of water. The project's expenditure has been 2,18,45,610 so far.
"The artificial ground water recharging structures have been constructed by the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) and the Water Resources Department (WRD)," said Sanjit Rodrigues, project director and director of industries.
The structures are ground water recharging pits with dummy infiltration bore wells along with check dams, bunds and retaining walls. The ground has been perforated to recharge the water table, the project director said.
"This is a positive start. We hope their efforts to recharge the ground water table will help rejuvenate our springs and our wells won't dry up any more" said John Phillip Pereira of the NGO 'Voice of Village.' Pereira is a member of the committee set up to supervise the project headed by Rodrigues. The committee also has representatives from GIDC, WRD and Goa State Pollution Control Board ( GSPCB). More >>>
Location: Cayman Islands