{"id":90818,"date":"2023-08-21T13:18:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:48:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=90818"},"modified":"2023-08-21T13:18:47","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T07:48:47","slug":"water-quality-improves-at-sags-margao-swimming-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/?p=90818","title":{"rendered":"Water quality improves at SAG\u2019s Margao swimming pool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Goa Khabar: The water quality at the Sports Authority of Goa\u2019s (SAG) Margao swimming pool at<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>the Fatorda sports complex has improved significantly over the last one week. The water appears<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>blue and is crystal clear as the latest, accompanying photograph shot on Saturday indicates ( see<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>pix).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It may recalled that the water quality had deteriorated badly going from light blue to dark green<br \/>\nand stayed the same for three, full weeks recently, leading to complaints from regular swimmers<br \/>\nin Margao which had resulted in reports appearing in the Goan media.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90430\" src=\"https:\/\/goakhabar-com.preview.jikut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345059998_194276443452193_7616246637763085377_n-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345059998_194276443452193_7616246637763085377_n-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345059998_194276443452193_7616246637763085377_n-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345059998_194276443452193_7616246637763085377_n-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345059998_194276443452193_7616246637763085377_n-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/345059998_194276443452193_7616246637763085377_n-1.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90431\" src=\"https:\/\/goakhabar-com.preview.jikut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/344915942_790444535804605_2288899076107171204_n-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/344915942_790444535804605_2288899076107171204_n-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/344915942_790444535804605_2288899076107171204_n-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/344915942_790444535804605_2288899076107171204_n-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/344915942_790444535804605_2288899076107171204_n-1-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.goakhabar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/344915942_790444535804605_2288899076107171204_n-1.jpg 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nNitin Gaonkar, SAG\u2019s Margao pool manager admitted that they were using locally manufactured<br \/>\nelectric panels to run the newly installed filtration plant. \u201cThree, consecutive, locally<br \/>\nmanufactured electric panels burnt down, leading to the non-functioning of the filtration plant.<br \/>\nThis caused the water quality to deteriorate. It is only after we installed a reputed, branded<br \/>\nelectrical panel, did the filtration plant start functioning properly once again and the water<br \/>\nquality has improved,\u201d Gaonkar said.<\/p>\n<p>The regular swimmers are understandably happy. Said Curtorim based businessman Angelo<br \/>\nBaretto, \u201cFortunately a vast section of the Goan media reported the pathetic condition of the pool<br \/>\nwhich prompted SAG to pull up its socks and take corrective measures. The water is now crystal<br \/>\nclear and it is a pleasure to swim.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Margao based real estate developer, Madhav Talak\u00a0said, \u201cOur concern about the quality of water<br \/>\nwas heard and immediate action was taken by the pool authorities. We hope they maintain the<br \/>\nquality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While, Benaulim based swim coach, Tony Fernandes said, \u201cThe quality of the swimming\u00a0pool<br \/>\nwater has been brilliant for the last one week.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Goa Khabar: The water quality at the Sports Authority of Goa\u2019s (SAG) Margao swimming pool at the Fatorda sports complex has improved significantly over the last one week. The water appears blue and is crystal clear as the latest, accompanying photograph shot on Saturday indicates ( see pix). 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