There are heaps of garbage at many places in the city, it should be lifted and treated. But instead of treating it, the PMC is busy dumping it at Keriyem site, which was identified for setting up a garbage treatment plant.”
Durgadas Kamat, GenNext president
GenNext accuse PMC over garbage menace
Threaten to approach Governor and apprise her of situation
THE GOAN NETWORK
PONDA
Alleging that the Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) is least bothered about the piling garbage in the city, the GenNext has demanded that the council set up garbage treatment plant at Keriyem-Khandepar.
Addressing a news conference in the city, GenNext president Durgadas Kamat and Ponda Taluka GenNext president Subhash Sirsat along with other members held PMC responsible for the garbage problem facing the city.
“There are heaps of garbage at many places in the city, it should be lifted and treated. But instead of treating it, the PMC is busy dumping it at Keriyem site, which was identified for setting up a garbage treatment plant,” Kamat said.
He has served an ultimatum to the PMC to start the work of garbage treatment plant and has asked the PMC to reply to his letter by the end of the month, failing which, a GenNext delegation will call upon the Governor.
“We will apprise the Governor as to how the PMC is manipulating things over garbage issue and how it has failed to manage city garbage,” he said.
“GenNext had written a letter to PMC over the issue, which hasn't been replied to yet, the Human Rights Commission has replied and fixed the hearing on April 13,” Kamat informed.
“Ponda constituency is becoming a garbage den. The population of Ponda city and its surrounding areas have been increasing drastically and this generates more garbage. Hence, there is a need for a garbage treatment plant,” he said.
Referring to PMC chairperson' statement that PMC has resolved to go ahead with a 'Waste-to-Power' plant at Keriyem-Khandepar estimated at Rs 50 crore, Kamat sought to know why Rs 50 crore was required for such plants. “All successive councils have failed to make the plant a reality,” he added.
Subhash Sirsat said despite High Court’s orders to set up state-of-the-art garbage treatment plant at Keriyem-Khandepar, PMC had failed to do so.
“The BJP government had assured to solve the garbage menace in the State within one or two years of coming to power. Deadlines were set by the then chief minister Manohar Parrikar, but he always took a 'U-turn' on the matter,” Sirsat said.
