PANJIM: The government is proposing to introduce ‘Highway patrolling’ for keeping tabs on illegal garbage dumping, debris dumping, encroachments, accidents and so on. “The concept has already been approved,” Parrikar said, disclosing that the process is on to procure vehicles with powerful engine for the same.
The chief minister said that after having introduced the system of clearing the national highways from street garbage, the exercise would now be extended to Major District Roads. While the system is in force since March the government would be reviewing the same in May. “The highways are reasonable clean now but I am still not satisfied. Before April end I will see that the highways are totally clean,” he said.
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The chief minister also said that vendors selling tender coconuts along roadsides will have to vacate as they were creating waste and dumping them along the roads. In addition to causing nuisance the dumped coconut shell waste can also lead to spread of malaria during the monsoons, the chief minister opined.
The chief minister said that he would permit only vending of local vegetables and fruits along roadsides.
It was disclosed that nearly 10,000 beer bottles along the State roads, beer cans and plastic pet bottles were collected in the present highway waste collection drive.
Presently stocking the waste is a problem. “We are just managing the storage part. If required we can use barges for the purpose,” he said. Parrikar also disclosed plans of having stations at every five kms along the routes for people to deposit garbage. “These are just temporary solutions. The main goal is a permanent solution and stoppage of dumping,” he said.
