A Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Goa assembly here Thursday said that a waterfall in the state, a heritage and religious site, is drying up because of excessive mining.
Dust pollution and mining were destroying the Harvalem waterfall, 35 km from here, reducing the flow of the water, where a host of religious rites were once performed.
"Due to rigorous iron ore mining activity in the vicinity, the Harvalem waterfall was running thin," the CAG report said.
"As a result, few tourists visit the waterfall and the place is losing its identity as a religious and tourist spot," the audit report said.
The waterfall is located in the Bicholim taluka, which has been known for heavy mining activity.
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