MAPUSA
Approving the project at the special council meeting, the MMC decided to submit the proposal to Adv Paresh Rao for the examination and after the code of conduct, contract will be signed in the next council meeting.
It may be recalled that the MMC in its meeting on July 28 resolved to construct a waste treatment plant at Cunchelim in Mapusa and councillor Chandrashekhar Benkar had objected to the move.
At the meeting, the MMC decided to give the Gurgaon-based company, Observing I Ecotech, 4,000 sq mtrs of land out of the 32,000 sq mtrs for setting up the project and 750 tonnes of garbage per month will be treated.
"The company will produce fuel from the garbage and will pay the MMC Rs 200 per tonne from the profit it gets. This agreement will be for 10 years and MMC will extend it for another 10 years, if necessary," informed MMC Chairperson Rohan Kavlekar.
Councilor Madhumita Narvekar suggested to keep an eye that the company sets up the project in 4000 sq mtrs of land and does not encroach in other land. "The company should check the pollution from time to time," said Narvekar.
Kavlekar informed that the Director of Municipal Administration has given consent to appoint an engineer to supervise the garbage collection and check pollution.
