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Mission Paani: How Santa Cruz Residents Fought to Conserve the Century-old Bondvol Lake in Goa
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Bondvol Lake, a Portuguese-era hilltop lake in Goa, will soon be declared a wetland. It will be a victory for the residents of Santa Cruz, which is a suburban area near Panjim, the capital of Goa. For the past decade, the residents have tried to save the lake which they observed started drying due to human intervention and construction projects. The Calapor comunidade, which is a land-owning institution, filed a case in the Bombay High Court seeking protection for the lake. Peter Gonsalves of the Calapor comunidade was responsible for filing the case.
In Goa, a community movement has brought a century-old heritage lake back to life
The movement to save Bondvol lake has inspired hope among those fighting unsustainable development in the state. Jan 14, 2021 · 01:30 pm Arturo D’Souza, a former English and History teacher, has been a key member of the ‘Save Bondvol Lake’ people’s movement. | Deepti/ Mongabay
When young Arturo D’Souza and his friends would take their cows and buffaloes to the Bondvol lake to bathe, the melodic sounds of a multitude of birds filled the air.
Bondvol, a 110-year-old natural reservoir in Goa, built during the Portuguese times, was the source of water for the village of Santa Cruz. It was also rich in biodiversity. “We used to end up jumping into the water ourselves along with our cattle,” said D’Souza, now 54 years old, with the memory of those times still fresh as ever. “The Bondvol waters were used for providing water to the fields.”