lWaste also dumped into water bodies and mangrove cover at Sucaldem lVillage youth had cleared tons of waste some time back lInternal roads too not spared of garbage
TEAM HERALD
MARGAO: The next time you travel on the Chinchinim-Assolna road or get into Chinchinim via the Orlim bridge, do not be surprised to find the road stretch virtually converted into a waste dumping zone.
In fact, it’s not uncommon to find waste dumped along the roadside and into the water bodies and the mangrove cover dotting along the Chinchinim-Assolna road at Sucaldem.
Tons of waste was lifted away by the local village youth, NGOs and institution from the roadside some time back, but the filth and litter has returned to haunt the villagers and motorists alike.
Newly elected Chinchinim Sarpanch Constancio Fernandes said the village is handicapped to initiate any action against the unscrupulous elements disposing off the waste along the sides of the village roads. “A suggestion was mooted in the past to install Closed Circuit TV cameras to track down the miscreants dumping the waste, but the proposal was not considered feasible,” the Sarpanch said.
Admitting that the village Panchayat has no wherewithal or mechanism to crack down on the elements, Constancio appealed to the people to refrain from disposing off their waste not only along the roadside, but in the water bodies along the stretch of road at Sucaldem. If the Sarpanch is to be believed, even the new bypass connecting the NH at St Sebastian Chapel and Dessua is not free from waste.
Though the government had engaged contractors to lift waste disposed off along the National highways, there’s still no mechanism in place to keep the internal roads clean and waste free till date.
Local villager Cyril Leitao said that with multi-dwelling units coming up in the villages, composting units should be made compulsory for the new buildings in the villages. He said that efforts must be made to ban plastic and replace the same with paper bags.
