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Fearing a fire mishap and health hazard similar to the one at Sonsodo, locals on Saturday demanded the urgent removal of garbage dumps from the garbage treatment plant at Sada.
Residents have said the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) and other departments concerned have failed to clear the garbage heaps which have been growing by the day. They have complained that the dumps not only emanate foul stench in the area, but also pose a huge danger to the densely populated area around the garbage treatment plant.
“Despite several requests, the MMC and other authorities have failed to clear the garbage. I will not allow any garbage to be dumped at the garbage treatment plant if action is not initiated soon,” warned MMC ward councillor Sandesh Mesta.
“ I have even taken up this issue with Mormugao MLA Milind Naik. He had assured me that a plot would be identified near Verna and that the garbage would be shifted, but that has also not materialised.”
“There have been incidents of fire at the plant recently. Residents have requested me to clear the garbage, failing which they will come on roads and I will have to join them. I will also get together with locals and block garbage from other areas to be dumped at the site,” said Mesta.
Social activist Jayesh Shetgaonkar said nothing had been done about the garbage since the last 20 years
“There is neither segregation nor are the dumps being cleared. How will the garage be cleared when there is no segregation? The wet waste technology taken up by BITS Palani is not yet functional and the authorities are not bothered. Who will be responsible if the dump here catches fire,” asked Shetgaonkar.
