Agacaim turns toxic with clandestine release of hazardous chemicals

 

Agacaim village has turned toxic at sevaral sites with clandestine discharge of hazardous chemicals in traditional rainwater run-off paths. 

Eversimce its started raining past few weeks black fluids mixed with the toxic substances and hazardous chemicals turning water itself black.

Several paddy fields due for cultivation has turned black in mourning mode. Traditional run-off paths resembles black dirty smelly gutters leading into Panvel river. Agacaim run-off this toxic water into Zuari river causing huge threat to marine ecosystems too.

Ground investigations indicate that toxic substance were released in the open somewhere near Agacaim-Pilar border threatening and poisoning large portion of Agacaim village and Zuari river.

There are huge implications of thus criminal act, one of them being destruction of agriculture, fisheries, collapse of natural ecosystems, and collapse of Public Health.

All the agencies of the State needs to act systematically and in co-ordination to track down as to who has caused this ecocide and expose those involved. All the concerned groups are also required to work in co-ordination to assist in restoration of damaged land and purify polluted waters.