PORVORIM: The Goa State Legislative Assembly on Wednesday passed The Goa Waste Management Corporation Bill 2016 to address the garbage issue in the state.
With this bill the government will form a corporation to tackle the garbage menace in the state. The corporation will aim “to promote and assist in the rapid and orderly establishment, growth and development of waste management services and facilities, in order to develop and create clean and sustainable waste free environment,” said Alina Saldanha, Minister for Science and Technology.
“There is an urgent need to address the problem of waste disposal at various areas in the state in a co-ordinated and effective manner,” she added.
The bill also aims to give the government a scope to impose its will, probably to combat opposition by locals in setting up waste management facility in their respective areas.
The government, through the department of science and technology, will provide for sufficient grant-in-aid whereas at the same time also expects to earn revenue from its solid waste management project.
The corporation is expected to be funded through cess collected under the Goa Non-biodegradable Garbage Control Act as well as through green cess.
