7 cos show interest in setting up waste plant at Bainguinim

Times of India | 1 month ago | 05-10-2022 | 04:36 am

7 cos show interest in setting up waste plant at Bainguinim

Panaji: Seven companies have shown interest in setting up the proposed solid waste management plant at Bainguinim. Six of the companies have raised a few queries related to relaxation in criteria including experience and finance.A senior officer said that four companies attended the pre-bid meet during which they raised their queries. “It does not mean that only these companies may bid for the project. There are possibilities that other companies that have not attended the pre-bid meet may also put in their bids,” the officer said. The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has set October 14 as the deadline to submit bids.However, a senior government officer said that they are busy clarifying the queries raised by the companies and that in case there is need to amend the tender document then the deadline may be extended. On two occasions, not a single bidder was able to fulfil the criteria set by the government, prompting the latter to amend the tender document and float it again. The successful bidder will have to invest 25% of the project cost, while the remaining 75% will be provided by the state government. The government will repay the bidder’s investment over a period of 10 years with interest.The plant, which will have a waste-processing capacity of 100 tonne per day (TPD) with an additional buffer capacity of 20TPD, will be built at an estimated cost of Rs 120 crore. Once ready, the facility will be similar to the one in Saligao with bio-methanation as the main treatment for wet waste. Biogas and compost will be generated from the process.

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Times of India | 2 weeks ago | 10-11-2022 | 11:35 am
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PANAJI: Chief minister Pramod Sawant on Wednesday said that within a month Goa police will introduce an app to facilitate the public to lodge a complaint without having to visit a police station. A complainant will have to upload an identity proof along with the complaint. “Police have been doing their job, but people’s cooperation is needed and even the smallest crime needs to be reported. Shortly, complaints will be accepted online with an identity proof. The identity proof will have to be submitted with the complaint to discourage people from filing bogus complaints,” Sawant said at the inauguration of a police outpost at Betim. The CM, who also holds the home portfolio, said that Goa police crime detection rate is at 94%, the highest in the country. But the government’s endeavour is to see that crime doesn’t take place. “People also have to be proactive and help police in reducing crime by being alert,” he said. The Betim outpost has been opened in an old building that served as a police station during Portuguese rule. The building has been renovated at the cost of Rs 80 lakh. “The building has a historic value. Members of Gomantak Azad Dal led by Mohan Ranade had attacked it and taken away arms and ammunition and used it for Liberation of Goa,” said Sawant. The outpost, he said, will operate as a regular police station catering to complaints, community policing, traffic management and security of Betim village. It also has facilities for police personnel and it is one of the best structures, he said. The Betim police outpost will also be helpful with Betim road witnessing heavy traffic due to tourists visiting the coastal area, the CM said. Saligao MLA Kedar Naik and DGP Jaspal Singh were among present for the inauguration.

Within month, app to file police complaints: Goa CM Pramod Sawant
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