Goa, Oct. 6 -- Residents have raised concerns over the KTC bus stand land being gradually converted into an unofficial dumping ground. Unknown individuals, reportedly with the involvement of municipal council trucks, have been dumping concrete and plastic waste on the site.

Adding to the problem, several scrapped vehicles have been parked there by the municipal council. Locals say the abandoned vehicles have become a hotspot for drinking and other antisocial activities.

Community members are urging the municipal council to take immediate action to halt illegal dumping, remove the waste and abandoned vehicles, and penalize those responsible. They stressed that prompt intervention is necessary to restore the area and prevent further misus...