Team Herald
VASCO: The fire at the Sada garbage dump led to a heated debate in the Mormugao Municipal Council meeting on Tuesday, which the municipal chairperson claimed was deliberately ignited.
Later, the Municipal Chairperson Kritesh Gaonkar asked the Chief Officer Agnelo Fernandes to file a police complaint on the fire incident.
Participating in the debate, the councillors traded allegations and counter allegations over the delay in solving the garbage issue in Vasco. In fact, former chairperson Bhavana Nanoskar and Councillor Sandesh Mesta were engaged in a full blown war of words; they accused each other of failing to solve the garbage issue.
Targeting Mesta, Nanoskar said, “Like Councillor Sandesh Mesta, I have not taken selfie and clicked photos at the dump, but have worked to solve the issue. I challenge him to follow up (on my work) and complete the process that I have initiated to solve the garbage problem at Sada.”
Addressing the media persons after the council meeting, Mesta who represents the Sada area, said that he has warned the chairperson that he would march to the municipal office with the people affected by the garbage menace, if the problems is not solved immediately.
On solving the garbage issue, Gaonkar said, “We have resolved to buy a forklift and an excavator for work at Sada garbage treatment site.”
Meanwhile, Gaonkar said that the municipality has received Rs Rs 50 lakh as salary grants and Rs 3.79 crore as development grants.
