HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JAN 14
Stench and litter pervades major water nullahs in the Commercial Capital as sewage and waste water flows unhindered in the water channels in the absence of sewerage network.
The problem is further compounded by the fact that concerned authorities, including the Margao Civic body have done little to clear the stagnant waters of the litter and waste.
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, JAN 6
After lying low for months now, the Government is finally going ahead to acquire 50,000 sq mts of lush green paddy fields for a sports ground in Nuvem village
After a miserable failure last year, the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) is bracing up to implement the ban on plastic carry bags to make the Commercial Capital plastic free from Republic Day.
While the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to start door-to-door garbage collection in some wards, city hotel owners are finding it tough to dispose off its waste with citizens objecting to dumping of the waste in the Municipal bins.
Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has announced that the government would come out with a scheme to subsidise sewage connections to the citizens of Margao as he made an impassioned plea to the household owners to connect their septic tanks and soakpits to the sewage plant and avoid a health hazard.
Margao Municipal Council much-hyped awareness drive on waste segregation at source in association with TERI on Monday turned out a damp squib, with the program evoking lukewarm response from the stake holders, including City Fathers.
Come December 4 and the Margao Municipal Council will kick off an intensive campaign across the Commercial Capital to create awareness amongst the citizens on waste segregation and door-to-door garbage collection.
The campaign is intended to bring about awareness on waste segregation as the civic body will start door-to-door garbage collection from six municipal wards from January 1, 2009.
