PONDA, Feb. 12 -- Team Herald

The problem of raw sewage being discharged into road side drains has raised a stink once again in Ponda with residents approaching the civic body and health authorities to act against those guilty.

The sewage discharge is particularly noticeable near the Daag Ponda area, close to the PWD Office and the Goa Dairy milk booth, making the area unbearable for locals and passers-by.

Kisan Naik, a Ponda resident, highlighted that although Ponda has a sewage treatment plant, some buildings, continue to release waste directly into open gutters. "There are around 200 flats in a residential building here and for the past two years, raw sewage has been flowing into the roadside gutter.

The situation is especially pro...