For the past seven days, villagers from Shirange Khanyale, Dodamarg, have been on a chain hunger strike against hazardous quarrying near the Tilari Dam project. Local officials from Dodamarg visited the site and found that stone crushers and quarry units posed a threat to the reserved water supply area.
Environmentalists and social activists from Goa, Rajendra Kerkook and Ramesh Gawas, met with the protesters to gather information and condemned the ongoing mining, warning of its impact on Goa’s future water supply.
Goa's Water Resources Department officials also inspected the quarry area this morning and acknowledged the serious threat it poses to Tilari’s water supply.
#TilariDam #SaveWater #EnvironmentalThreat #Goa #Dodamarg #MiningIssues
For the past seven days, villagers from Shirange Khanyale, Dodamarg, have been on a chain hunger strike against hazardous quarrying near the Tilari Dam project. Local officials from Dodamarg visited the site and found that stone crushers and quarry units posed a threat to the reserved water supply area.
Environmentalists and social activists from Goa, Rajendra Kerkook and Ramesh Gawas, met with the protesters to gather information and condemned the ongoing mining, warning of its impact on Goa’s future water supply.
Goa's Water Resources Department officials also inspected the quarry area this morning and acknowledged the serious threat it poses to Tilari’s water supply.
#TilariDam #SaveWater #EnvironmentalThreat #Goa #Dodamarg #MiningIssues
The Tilari Dam is under threat due to rampant stone quarrying, endangering its embankment. A potential breach could put Khanyale village at risk of being washed away. Currently, 7-8 quarries operate in the dam area, leading to significant silt accumulation in the reservoir. In protest, Khanyale residents have launched a hunger strike, urging immediate action from the Maharashtra and Goa governments.
#TilariDam #Khanyale #SaveTilari #EnvironmentalCrisis #Goa #Maharashtra #StopQuarrying
The hunger strike at Khanyale-Dodamarg, protesting against quarrying that threatens the Tillari reservoir, has entered its fifth day. Women have now joined the strike.