Bins overflowing with chicken waste at the SGPDA market on Tuesday. Captured by : Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO
Non-collection of meat waste from the SGPDA market by a private agency raised a stink in the last two days, forcing the meat traders to knock the doors of the Margao Municipal Council for a solution.
The traders selling chicken, beef and mutton pointed out that the meat waste remained uncollected from the market since the last two days, raising a stink in the market.
A private agency is involved in the collection of the meat waste from the SGPDA stalls, and transporting the waste to Hubli-Karnataka. Sources said the agency collected the waste on Sunday, but did not turn up on Monday for the collection of waste, resulting in the stinking environment in the markret.
A visit to the SGPDA meat stalls revealed pathetic conditions with bins overflowing with meat waste, emanating foul odour. The waste was infested with maggots, creating an ugly scene in the market area.
Fortunately, the agency lifted away the meat waste from the market on Tuesday evening, giving a sigh of relief to the meat traders as well as shoppers.
The traders, however, pointed out that a system should be put in place in the market for timely lifting of the meat waste so that a similar situation does not arise in the future.
A chicken meat trader pointed out that a delegation of meat traders had called on the Margao Municipal Chairperson Damu Shirodkar with a plea to get the meat waste cleared from the SGDPA market.
Saying the MMC is charging the stalls trade license and garbage fees, they pointed out that the MMC should step in to abate the nuisance in the interest of the visitors to the market.
Fortunately, the traders later claimed that the agency cleared the piled up meat waste, but appealed to the authorities to put a system in place for timely lifting of the waste.
Margao Municipal Chairperson Damu Shirodkar said he has assured the meat traders that the MMC would clean up the area around the meat stalls in the SGPDA in the near future.
