Prepared to supply water to residents even if the dam goes completely dry: Dakshina Kannada DC
Mangaluru: Dakshina Kannada Deputy Commissioner, Sasikanth Senthil on Thursday while speaking to Vartha Bharati, assured the city residents that the administration is prepared to supply water in the city even after the Thumbe dam goes completely dry.
Senthil however hoped that the monsoon will arrive by June 6, as per the prediction of Meteorological department and said “Meteorological department has predicted that the monsoon will begin on June 6, plus or minus six days. The dam has water to be supplied till June 10. In case the rain is further delayed, the administration has ‘Plan B’ in place, we will use tankers, open wells and other sources to continue supply of water to the residents”.
The city administration resorted to water rationing system earlier this month wherein water is supplied in the city for four days and the supply would be halted for four days.
Senthil further appealed to the resident to use water carefully and cap the unnecessary use of the water at homes, offices and other places. “The administration has very carefully handled the issue of water scarcity from April last week, so it is also important that the people join us in this and help us by not wasting water, they should stress on saving every drop of water” he added.
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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.
