MARGAO
The Shadow Council for Margao on Saturday questioned the intention of the Margao Municipal Council to shift 40 tonnes of wet waste to the Saligao plant.
SCM convener Savio Coutinho sought to know from the Council, whether the economics of this proposal has been given a thought. Coutinho stated that the waste collected by the Council doesn’t confirm to the specifications of “wet waste”.
The agencies appointed by the Council being the hot favourites of the local MLA, all the shortcomings in the system, including the fraudulent payment aspect is conveniently ignored, while the siphoning of public funds continues unabated, Coutinho charged.
Coming down heavily on the Council and the State government, Coutinho charged that there is a nexus between the authorities and the Hindustan Waste Treatment company, and hence all the authorities are systematically pushing all the waste management works to the same company. The company in turn is laughing his way to the bank, and obviously “tapping the backs” of all the people who display generosity to his cause.
