CANACONA, April 20 -- The work to remove thousands of cubic metres of soil dumped at the mouth of Mashem-Galgibaga River which was going on at a snail's pace has been stopped since last few days.
And with the monsoon season approaching fast, it doesn't look like the contractor would be able to restore the river to its original position within the time limit stipulated by the PWD.
Acting on the petition filed by Pemla Rodrigues against filling up of about 10 thousand sq mts of Mashem-Galgibaga River mouth with soil, the High Court of Bombay at Goa had passed an order in September last year to get all the soil removed from the river thereby restoring it to its original form.
Acting on the order, the PWD National Highways awarded the work t...