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“The river (stretch) is fully saturated with mud and it will affect marine life and the ecosystem. But WRD officials were not available for comment.Andrew D’Souza, a village development committee member of Bastora panchayat, demanded transparency regarding the project. After desilting, the depth will be about two metres,” Ticlo said, speaking to STOI on Saturday.The shallowness of the 30m-wide river creates hurdles for immersion of Ganesh idols. PANAJI: A mud road laid in the middle of the Mapusa river at Tar kicked off a furore among activists and others, as they appeared to be in the dark about the purpose of the reclamation.The mud-dumping activity in the river, flowing east of the small bridge linking Bastora to the town, had commenced a few days ago. “If it rains heavily during the project schedule, it may cause flooding due to displacement of water,” he said.Ticlo said he expects the project to be completed in a month..