The Chief minister Pramod Sawant and Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral have made public statements on the issue of addressing the garbage menace in the state; stating that this can severely affect Goa as a tourist state. While I know that many Goan residents are careless in disposing of garbage and commercial establishments with their garbage/sewage, I wonder what is stopping the Goa government in passing tough legislations on steep punishments for the culprits/violators? Steep fines and business license suspension/termination (in case of repeated violations by commercial establishments) will surely address the garbage dumping menace in a big way! Of course, there should also be good surveillance/monitoring systems including CCTVs, etc and surprise checks by the Goa pollution board on business establishments.
I request the ministers instead of just making statements and playing to the gallery; to instead please be productive, add value to the State and implement these stringent measures/fines for garbage and sewage dumping immediately. Does the much marketed "Good governance propaganda" mean just making statements on this serious issue or taking decisive action?
