Hyacinth bloom, chicken waste, raw sewage suffocate Sal River

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Hyacinth bloom, chicken waste, raw sewage suffocate Sal River

Margao: Despite crores of rupees being spent on desilting and rejuvenation efforts, nearly 1.5 km of the Sal River from Kharebandh to Benaulim remains covered with a thick layer of water hyacinth. Former chairperson of the Navelim Biodiversity Management Committee, Celly Coutinho, said, “The excessive vegetation is harmful to the river’s ecosystem. The river suffocates due to a lack of oxygen and alterations in the water’s chemical composition.”…