It has been years since the 'Swachh Bharat' initiative was started. The people residing in the municipal area approach no problem because of the well-planned garbage door to door collection. It has reduced the waste in the environment to quite an extend. However, this initiative is hardly seen in villages where people prefer discarding the waste in their backyard which is burnt further releasing toxins which are toxic to both humans and environment.
This scenario is very much common in rural villages of Goa where people hardly have access to any waste bins, some individual are not even aware about the segregation of waste. The panchayat hardly makes an initiative to introduce waste disposal facility to the villagers. I appeal to the concerned authority to initiate immediate measures and tackle this problem at the earliest. The panchayats also need to organise awareness drives in the villages to educate the community about the same.
