Times of India | 1 day ago
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Quepem: The Quepem Municipal Council (QMC) at its recent meeting, resolved to accept and treat garbage from two neighboring panchayats at its garbage treatment plant even though the plan was opposed at previous council meetings. A ruling councillor, Filu D’Costa has also opposed the proposal. Village panchayat Avedem-Cotombi and Xeldem had requested QMC to accommodate their garbage at the Pedamoll, Sirvoi plant. Xeldem panchayat sarpanch Caetan de Lima said that the panchayat is finding it difficult to acquire land for a waste treatment plant. The high court had issued directions to all panchayats in Goa to set up plants or arrange to dispatch their garbage to neighbouring plants. Avedem panchayat sarpanch Alleluia Afonso told TOI, “As per high court directions, the panchayat will have to pay heavy fines if they fail to locate land for dumping garbage before the expiry of the court’s deadline.” QMC has earlier rejected both the panchayat proposals because the treatment plant would not be able to cope with additional garbage. QMC has a 10 metric tonne capacity plant in a 20,000sqm land. QMC generates around 6 to 7 tonnes of garbage daily. Council engineer Nitin Kotharkar said that a new bio-methanation plant has been installed recently by the council to treat wet garbage, but is not yet functional due to some mechanical problem. “If the council is willing to allow garbage from other panchayats then the council should have a 11-month agreement with them and impose a rent of not less than Rs 25,000 per month, ” D’Costa said, and demanded a white paper during the next council meeting.
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