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The High Court may have cleared the proposed waste disposal site in Bainguinim, but the Old Goa Villagers Action Committee is determined to thwart efforts by the Corporation City of Panjim (CCP) to set up garbage treatment plant at the proposed site.

The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) can finally go ahead with setting up a state-of-the-art, no-nuisance integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim, now that the Bombay High Court at Goa has dismissed the writ petitions that challenged the land acquisition at Bainguinim. The CCP must now move fast to take the garbage treatment project ahead.

Shibu B S

KOCHI: 9 am. That

The road has now been cleared for City of the Corporation of Panjim (CCP) for setting up an integrated sanitary landfill and solid waste management site at Bainguinim.

Destruction of soil fertility can be prevented by separating the degradable garbage and plastic at the primary stage, said MLA C T Ravi.

The work of separating degradable and non-degradable waste has become difficult at the solid waste management plants since they are not being separated in houses themselves, he said during the inspection of Indavara waste management unit, recently.

Land acquisition rate recommended in three villages

Mohali, January 10
With a compensation of over Rs 1.5 crore an acre for the acquisition of their land for international airport, landowners of Jheorheri are having the laugh. But a few kilometres away, landowners in Rasenheri, Swara and Jhanjheri may not hit the jackpot.

Priti Narayan

Garbage will be segregated into three categories

Town generates around 350 tonnes of garbage per day

Proper incineration, unlike open-air burning, does not release noxious gases

'Solid waste management is posing a challenge. A situation has arisen wherein people are not allowing to earmark land for the waste disposal,' said Deputy Commissioner V Ponnuraj.

The Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) today finalised the contract to lift hotel garbage as well as the medical waste from the city.
An organization called Unique Solid Waste Management from Taleigao was awarded the tender for Rs 1.30 lakh per month.