Experts hail Goa govt’s focus on water conservation

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Conservationists have welcomed Pramod Sawant’s commitment towards rainwater harvesting, and suggested that the should draw a comprehensive plan to rejuvenate the table.

At the NITI Ayog’s meeting in on Saturday, Sawant said his government would take steps to ensure proper to overcome scarcity in the state.

Environmentalist said rainwater harvesting should be made mandatory for all industrial units so that they can use it for their own requirements rather than relying on the government.

The Goa-based appreciated Sawant for laying stress on at a time when “the state might face crisis, if diverts from the Mahadayi river”.

and Goa, the riparian states of Mahadayi (known as Mandovi in Goa), have been locked in a bitter battle over the sharing of of the river, which originates at Belagavi in 

Kerkar said the should formulate a comprehensive action plan to conserve the existing lakes and wells in the state.

Environmentalist Sachin Tendulkar, who works for Mineral Foundation of Goa, a non-profit organisation, said the focus should be on rainwater recharge in higher reaches and foothills of the state through micro watershed-based approach.

“A 15-year perspective plan pegged at Rs 150 crore is lying in cold storage with the agriculture department. Former made a mention of it in the budget speech in 2011. It can be revived and it can also provide jobs under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA),” he said.

He said the state board, public works department and resources department should also make co-ordinated efforts to prevent pollution of bodies.

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