PANJIM: The Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) is expected to complete the construction of the garbage centre and the composting site behind the Heera petrol pump in 45 days while its commissioning will follow soon after.
The Corporation of City of Panjim Commissioner, Sanjith Rodrigues said that the new site will handle all the commercial waste and only 20 percent of residential waste. He added saying that the new site has a capacity to handle six tons of waste daily as against the site at Patto having capacity of five tons.
The commissioning of the new ‘bulk composting unit’ is likely to start 15 days after the construction work ends within the 45-day deadline. GSIDC had been tasked by the CCP to set up the scientific municipal solid waste treatment centre.
Meanwhile, a Nagpur-based agency is conducting the environment impact assessment study of the proposed modernized solid waste management plant at Bainguinim. This will be followed by a public hearing during the first half of the 2016, as mandated under the EIA directive.
