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Authorities need to act to dispose off garbage promptly

This is with reference to the report, "Baled waste dumped at old fish market spills onto the road - The Goan Everyday July 6, 2022." It seems like proper disposal of garbage is just not being taken seriously anywhere in the country, whether it is Goa or Mumbai or elsewhere. The dumping of baled dry waste at the fish market behind Margao municipal building is a case in point. The BMC record in Mumbai is no different. One will find garbage strewn all over the place. Certain footpaths in the city are being taken over entirely for stacking dry waste from adjacent industrial units in the area. It seems like nobody is bothered about the environment. Everybody loves to live in filth.  Needless to say, the authorities must act to properly dispose off the garbage at the Margao municipal building in view of the heavy rains lashing the state.


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Civic agencies need better coordination

REKHA SARIN, Benaulim
Published Jul 6, 2022, 8:08 PM IST
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The haphazard dumping of mixed waste by citizens in Vasco in the dustbins placed under power transformers and at junction boxes has made it difficult for linesman to fix electricity faults in the area. As people dump their waste near electrical utilities, the whole area becomes messy and dangerous to approach for service personnel.  Lack of coordination between the Mormugao Municipal Council and the Electricity department has resulted in this sorry state of affairs. The…

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