Coconut leaves piled up at Sonsodo after the machine to dispose of green and garden waste broke down recently. Captured by : Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO
The machine installed by the Margao Municipal Council at Sonsodo to handle the vegetable waste, including coconut leaves, have not helped to address the issue of garden waste.
Reason: The plant, which was procured last year, has witnessed breakdowns on a number of occasions, a result of which garden and coconut leaves disposal has been adversely affected.
If sources are to be believed, coconut leaves have piled up at Sonsodo over the last few days, after the plant broke down.
Sources further informed that the machine has not helped to address the issue of coconut waste, including shells and husk. “The machine does not accept the coconut shells. We had tried in the initial stage whether the plant will dispose of the coconut shells, but in vain”, sources added.
Sources further underscored the need to repair the machinery on priority after the same is hit by breakdowns to ensure that leaves and vegetable waste does not take a shape of a mound for want of disposal.
