Belthangady: Thousands of fishes dead at lake due to suspected poisoning of water
Belthangady: Thousands of dead fish were reportedly found floating at Guruvayankere in Kuvettu village in the Taluk.
The lake at Guruvayankere which spans more than 4 acres is speculated to have been poisoned or undergone a chemical reaction.
In the past couple of weeks, the colour of the water at the lake is said to have undergone visible changes as per the observation made by the locals. However, since Sunday, small fishes were found dead floating near the shore, it is learned.
The 14.71 acres of the lake at Survey No. 15/1 had been a habitat for various fish. However, due to the poisoned waters in the lake, the rarest of fishes among others are reportedly expected to die.
The Belthangady Tahsildar and Kuvettu Gram Panchayat administrative board, development officer have visited the site and collected the water sample for testing, it is learned.
An inquiry is set to be undertaken to verify if poisoned water had joined the large water body and caused the deaths of fishes or if there is another reason behind the phenomenon.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
