MARGAO
The Margao Ring Road along the stretch at Aquem, near the Rawanfond bridge, is back in the news.
Tonnes of dry and mixed waste was found dumped along the roadside by unscrupulous garbage contractors and individuals again on Tuesday as the Margao municipality deployed its workforce to clear the site of the trash.
Inquiries by Margao municipal sanitary inspector, Viraj Arabekar, has revealed that the waste found its way to the site from the neighbouring villages of Davorlim, Aquem-Baixo and Navelim.
Documents found inside the bundles of dry waste have revealed that the waste came from apartments in these villages, throwing up questions whether unscrupulous contractors are responsible for this.
Arabekar informed that a glance at the documents reveal that the waste has come from Mandopa-Navelim as well as from Davorlim. “I have reported the matter to the Chief Officer Ajit Panchwadkar with a plea to lodge a police complaint,” he said.
Sources in the MMC pointed out that a formal complaint to the Margao police will go from the civic body in a day or two, with officials anxious to lay their hands on the unscrupulous contractors.
Workers deployed by the Margao Municipal Council were seen segregating the waste before it was transported to the Sonsodo site.
The Ring Road site near the Rawanfond bridge has been an eyesore in recent times with waste from the villages finding its way into the area. The MMC has designated the area as one of the black spots, which has not only made the entire area an eyesore, but has thrown the solid waste management system out of gear.
Apart from the Ring Road spot, there are a host of black spots across the jurisdiction of the MMC, which play host to mixed waste coming from villages.
The fire brigade had rushed to Cuncolim in the evening after a couple of tree branches fell on the national highway. Fire personnel said that all the calls were attended to and the roads cleared of the trees.
