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MARGAO
Deputy Chief Minister Vijai Sardesai on Wednesday favoured setting up a small, but compact unit to treat the mixed waste generated in the commercial capital and rid the black spots of the mounds of waste, even as he welcomed MMC’s garbage sentinel scheme, saying the civic body should be given a chance to implement the scheme and rein in the violators.
He, however, expressed his displeasure over the waste collection and disposal in the city, hoping the civic body would streamline these two.
Saying that Sonsodo plays host to around 12-14 tonnes of mixed waste everyday coming from the black spots, the deputy Chief Minister favoured a compact plant to treat
this mixed waste coming to Sonsodo.
“I am of the firm opinion that even if this mixed waste is segregated and sent to the plant, we may not get the desired results,” he said, while coming out strongly in favour of a compact plant only to treat the mixed waste from the black spots.
“We may take some earnest steps in the coming week to tackle the mixed waste problem. We look at a small compact unit to handle the mixed waste. The unit will not require more than 500 square meters, which has the capacity to treat and reduce the mixed waste to nothing,” he said, adding “we have to look at the pricing and service, besides the track record of the machinery”.
He said the people of Margao should support the initiative of the civic body.
