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MARGAO
Who’s responsible for the mounds of waste lying uncollected from the Hospicio hospital premises for the last 10 days?
While the Margao Municipal Council had issued a fiat to the Hospicio authorities that the civic body will only lift segregated waste, Hospicio Medical Superintendent Dr Ira Almeida claimed that though the waste was kept segregated at the back of the hospital, the MMC did not dispose of the same for reasons
best known to the civic authorities.
Take note that the delay by the civic body to lift the waste that had piled up at the hospital premises only encouraged outsiders to dispose of their waste in the bins, literally turning the place into an eyesore and a mini-dump.
Dr Almeida said she had written at least three letters to the MMC Chief Officer Sidhivinayak Naik to lift away the hospital waste, claiming that the waste stored in the bins was segregated. “The wet waste generated in the hospital is carted away by the piggery owners. Besides, we have a bio-digester which treats other waste,” Dr Almeida said, adding that the Hospicio has plans to soon install a composter at the hospital premises.
When her attention was drawn to the pathetic state of affairs behind the hospital, including near the post mortem examination room, with garbage strewn all over the place, Dr Almeida said failure by the civic body to lift waste on time has encouraged outsiders to dispose of their garbage at
the spot.
“We have come across restaurant waste stacked in plastic bags at the site,” she added.
While saying that the civic authorities are insisting that Hospicio appoint a security personnel to man the place in a bid to keep miscreants at bay, Dr Almeida wondered whether the suggestion will help in stopping the flow of outside waste.
