Goa, March 12 -- JOSEPH FERNANDES

joseph@herald-goa.com

PANJIM: In a swift response to a report published by O Heraldo on the alarming situation at the Tillari dam site, officials from Goa's Water Resources Department (WRD) visited the area to evaluate the extent of quarrying activity, on Wednesday. The visit came after growing concerns about the safety of the dam, which supplies water to key regions in Goa.

During their visit, WRD officials expressed shock at the scale of illegal quarrying and described the situation as 'very risky' for the dam's stability. Environmentalist Ramesh Gawas, who also visited the site, emphasised the potential consequences of continued blasting in the flood plains of Tillari. He warned that any disruption ...