MARGAO, MAY 12
Fomento has said that the company would honour all its commitments at the Sonsodo dumping site, including the capping of the site with tarpaulin before the onset of monsoons.
Fomento Chief Executive Officer for the Sonsodo site, Shridar Kamat has said the machinery requisitioned by the civic body for the screening and segregation of waste will arrive later this week. He, however, admitted that work on the waste treatment plant will commence only after the monsoons.
“Fomento is committed to all its commitments made to the high powered committee and the people of Margao. The site capping work would commence before the onset of monsoons and end within 4-5 days”, Kamat said.
He said the waste treatment plant will hopefully arrive at the site before this month end, but made it quite clear that actual work on the plant and machinery would begin only after the monsoons.
On the controversial Draft Concession agreement, Kamat said that draft copy is being perused by the company officials and will be returned back to the civic body no sooner it gets the nod from the officials. “You have to tread a cautious path when one signs an agreement, more so when this agreement will be in force for a period 25 years”, he added.
A visit to the Sonsodo site revealed that earth moving machinery was at work to push the accumulated waste towards one side to make room for the daily dumping of waste.
Meanwhile, Kamat has said that Fomento has arranged an interaction with Margao citizens on Saturday at 5 pm. He said the purpose behind organizing the interaction is to convey to the citizens the company’s plans for the city on waste management and how the company expects the citizens to cooperate, especially on waste segregation at source.
