Bicholim: Following the Increasing Incident of Waste and Disorders at Kaasaskond Waterfall by Visitor Groups, Management of Shri Sateri Kelbai Devasthan and villagers on Sunday blocked the road to the waterfall in Ladfe Village in Latambcem, Bicholim.
President Devasthan, Vithu Malik, and the others also demanded police patrols to prevent visitors from coming to the waterfall area through alternative routes.
“We have decided to submit a memorandum to the police to enforce strict patrols to avoid unwanted events and to ban tourists to go to the waterfall area in several or vice versa,” said a village resident, Tustar Malik.
A few days ago, in a similar incident, a resident of Surla Village blocked access routes for tourists when they drink and create interference.
Kalaskond waterfall is a popular picnic hotspot, especially at the start of the rainy season.
However, locals, accused that many visitors tend to make a disturbance after consuming liquor.
What has also been Irked is that visitors consume non-vegetarian foods in the area, which they consider to be a godly police from the Dewi Sateri Kelbai.
They claimed that visitors also casually threw waste, including leftovers, paper and plastic items and liquor bottles, so they left the scenic area that was not clean and not hygienic.
Taking awareness about this, they claim that on many occasions they have tried convincing people, especially young people, to refrain from doing things like that.
However, they have turned the ears.
Finally, on Sundays, the villagers and members of the Candi Committee gathered and after a short discussion, blocking the road to the waterfall.
“This area is located on a godly side of the Devasthan Kelbai Suca.
During the Shigmotsav celebration, the Kalash Dewi procession came to this place and the water from the waterfall was distributed as Tire (Holy Water) among worshipers.
Liquor and non-vegetarian food was limited to This field, therefore the need is felt to close the road to this area, “said a senior citizen, Bapu Malik.