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MARGAO
A majority of the locals in attendance at Benaulim gram sabha stood up in a show of solidarity for having a Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant for the village to handle garbage.
The issue figured at the gram sabha where a small section of the locals were in opposition to the SWM plant, claiming, among other things, that it is mandatory for the residents of apartments to have an in-house waste management system within their premises. They felt that such a SWM plant in the village would
MARGAO
A majority of the locals in attendance at Benaulim gram sabha stood up in a show of solidarity for having a Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant for the village to handle garbage.
The issue figured at the gram sabha where a small section of the locals were in opposition to the SWM plant, claiming, among other things, that it is mandatory for the residents of apartments to have an in-house waste management system within their premises. They felt that such a SWM plant in the village would
only facilitate residents of such apartments to dispose their garbage at the SWM plant proposed for the village. Some others demanded that the supporters of the SWM plant spell out the exact contours of the proposed plant.
While it was the contention those in support of the SWM plant for the village that the present site near the panchayat proves insufficient. Hence, a new site would enable the systematic segregation of garbage only limited to Benaulim village.
This proposal found favour with an overwhelming majority of the locals who stood up to express their support to the SWM plant in their village.
As regards the site for the setting up of the SWM plant, some locals felt that the Solid Waste Management Committee and the Village Development Committee should identify the site for this purpose.
The panchayat body also informed the gram sabha that the re-assessment of the house tax was completed and had resulted an increase in collection of this tax by Rs 12 lakh.
Some locals also prevailed upon the gram sabha to collect pending arrears of the mobile towers from private service providers. Locals said a resolution passed in the year 2016 granted provisional permission of 30 days to such private service providers for the installation of such towers for facilitating BRICS Summit. They claimed these towers have not been removed from the site and no fees have also been paid to the panchayat in this regard.
The gram sabha also discussed the proposal of conducting a survey along with CRZ officials of structures existing in CRZ areas within 0 to 200 metres and from 200 to 500 metres of the HTL.
While it was the contention those in support of the SWM plant for the village that the present site near the panchayat proves insufficient. Hence, a new site would enable the systematic segregation of garbage only limited to Benaulim village.
This proposal found favour with an overwhelming majority of the locals who stood up to express their support to the SWM plant in their village.
As regards the site for the setting up of the SWM plant, some locals felt that the Solid Waste Management Committee and the Village Development Committee should identify the site for this purpose.
The panchayat body also informed the gram sabha that the re-assessment of the house tax was completed and had resulted an increase in collection of this tax by Rs 12 lakh.
Some locals also prevailed upon the gram sabha to collect pending arrears of the mobile towers from private service providers. Locals said a resolution passed in the year 2016 granted provisional permission of 30 days to such private service providers for the installation of such towers for facilitating BRICS Summit. They claimed these towers have not been removed from the site and no fees have also been paid to the panchayat in this regard.
The gram sabha also discussed the proposal of conducting a survey along with CRZ officials of structures existing in CRZ areas within 0 to 200 metres and from 200 to 500 metres of the HTL.
