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Waste Management Minister Michael Lobo on Sunday said the State government is improving the ports connectivity and is striving to make Goa an inland water logistics hub to use waterways in an optimal manner and reduce the dependence on roadways.
Lobo was addressing a gathering after unfurling the national flag at the Republic Day celebrations in Mapusa.
Speaking of the Government’s vision to make Goa garbage-free, Lobo said the government was striving to give impetus to waste management to ensure that Goa becomes a garbage-free state by 2022 which would help attract tourists to the State.
He informed that through the Goa Waste Management Corporation, the State is achieving the establishment and development of facilities for scientific treatment and management of waste. Highlighting plans to empower women, Lobo said the State has also decided to fast track the process of building Goa Bazaar at Merces as it would help create a permanent venue for empowering self-help groups and ultimately help in empowering the women.
Lobo further added that through the Rural Development Agency, the State is successfully implementing several schemes of the State and Central governments. where the main focus is to reach the hinterlands and villages of Goa by giving the people of Goa benefits of various welfare schemes.
Others present on the occasion were Mapusa MLA Joshua D’Souza, Tivim MLA Nilkanth Halarnkar, Additional Collector Mahadev Aroundekar, Deputy Collectors Mamu Hage and Akshay Potekar, Mamlatdars, Chairperson of Mapusa Municipal Council Ryan Braganza, councillors of Mapusa Municipal Council and government officers.
On the occasion, students from various schools presented a cultural programme.
