Locals against garbage dumping sites at Raia

Locals against garbage dumping sites at Raia
HERALD REPORTER
MARGAO, MAY 23
Raia villagers on Sunday opposed identification of sites for garbage dumping and treatment of waste saying they don’t want mini Sonsodo in their village.
At the gram sabha meeting held on Sunday, the members raised their apprehensions that that site identified by the panchayat will turn into another Sonsodo.
The garbage sites could not be identified at today’s meeting as the villagers apprehended will create problems like Sonsodo in neighbouring Margao.
In this connection, the members have asked the panchayat body to seek all details of the High Court order on identification of sites for garbage disposal. Members sought to know whether the high court has issued directions to identify the land just for garbage dumping or the treatment of the waste.
After much discussions on the garbage situation, the gram sabha asked the Panchayat to make it mandatory for individual houses and bungalows to have their own garbage pits before issuance of occupancy certificates.
As far as multi-dwelling units are concerned, members that the no occupancy certificate should be issued to the builders until composting units are set up in the complex. The m members further stated that the panchayat body should issue the occupancy certificate after inspecting the housing complexes vis-à-vis implementation of the garbage composting pits.
The four-lane project also came for discussions wherein members demanded from Sarpanch Savio Gomes the resolution taken by the previous gram sabha on the vigilance probe into the project.
The sarpanch informed the gram sabha that the vigilance has acknowledged the letter written by the panchayat body for a probe into the four-lane project and hoped that a full-fledged inquiry is initiated into the project.
The gram sabha also discussed on the proposed housing project comprising of 16 flats and 14 shops in the village. While the Sarpanch informed that the TCP has accorded approval for the project, members sought to know whether the housing project has made provision for garbage disposal and water harvesting.