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CANACONA
Blaming the Canacona Munipal Council (CMC) for the negligent and criminal mismanagement of garbage at the Garbage Treatment Plant (GTP) in Dumane-Canacona, the Jagruk Canaconkars has decided to proceed on a three-day chain hunger strike from Monday between 9.30 am and 5.30 am.
In a memorandum to the CMC chief officer, Jagruk Canaconkars said, “After extending all sort of support towards cleaning of the GTP and putting up a system of day-to-day garbage collection, it’s painful to see the entire plant has gone back to square one.”
“While garbage accumulation is huge at the plant, you have also stopped door-to-door garbage collection. The GTP Dumane was cleaned at our cost and handed over to CMC in 2016. The money we spent on cleaning the plant was our hard-earned money.”
“We also bring to your notice that as citizens of Canacona, we are bound to get clean environment since we pay all taxes, including garbage tax,” stated the memorandum, copies of which have been addressed to various authorities including the Prime Minister’s Office and the Canacona police station.
Jagruk Canacona member Sandesh Telekar said they have decided to stage a hunger strike at the CMC building in Chaudi from Monday.
“The three-day hunger strike will be limited to working hours, 9.30 am to 5.30 pm. If no concrete step is taken and a written commitment not given by CMC, we will go on an indefinite hunger strike from June 21,” said Telekar.
Added ‘Goenkar’ President Jack Fernandes, “Swach Bharat is a dream of our Prime Minister, but officials in Canacona have not paid heed to directions of the central and state governments.”
“The CMC staff have mismanaged the GTP at Dumane, which is a grave danger to human and animal life. The day-to-day garbage collection system has also collapsed,.” said Fernandes.
CMC CO accused of garbage woes, unhygienic fish market
CANACONA: Jagruk Canaconkars has filed a complaint with the Canacona health officer, accusing the Canacona Municipal Council (CMC) chief officer of mismanagement of garbage at the Garbage Treatment Plant at Dumane and for unhygienic conditions at the municipal fish market in Chaudi.
In its complaint, Jagruk Canaconkars said the municipal fish market at Chaudi is in pathetic and unhygienic condition, posing a health hazard to people purchasing fish from the market. “It is further submitted that the GTP at Dumane is also in a very pathetic conditions, thereby causing health hazards to nearby residents and also to animals who loiter around the garbage plant... The garbage heaps at the GTP left unattended and untreated is dangerous to humans and animals. Since the rains have started, fears of an epidemic are not ruled out,” stated the complaint.
Copies of the complaint have been forwarded to the Canacona police, ministers, departments and the Solid Waste Management Authority.
