MARGAO, March 5 -- Team Herald

Just as residents of Gogol Housing Board and Vidhyanagar were recovering from the chaos caused by road digging for sewerage pipelines, a fresh round of excavation has begun-this time for the installation of underground pipelines to supply piped natural gas to households.

Residents allege that these continuous developments have led to an increase in civic issues, including frequent disruptions in electricity and water supply, as well as severe traffic congestion.

"It has become extremely difficult to step out of the house due to this never-ending development work, first for sewerage pipelines and now for piped natural gas," a resident complained. "The dust pollution has worsened, forcing us to keep our doo...