MARGAO: In order to resolve the burning issue of door-to-door waste collection, now the Margao Municipal Council on Tuesday issued a tender for outsourcing of the same in all 25 wards.
Two separate tender notices have been issued by the civic body and the submission of tender is through online mood. The first tender is for Ward Nos 1 to 11 and second for 12 to 25 wards, which falls under Fatorda Constituency.
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It may be recalled that recently the Shadow Council for Margao (SCM) has raised questions about the payment of hefty bills of the earlier waste management agency appointed by the civic body.
SCM Convenor Savio Coutinho had stated that the council is paying nearly Rs 15 lakh per month to a contractor, who has been entrusted with the work of door-to-door waste collection and clearance of black spots by segregation of waste. The SCM had vowed to file a petition in the High Court about these issues.
The SCM had lamented that the door-to-door waste collection is not happening in a segregated manner; they expressed their frustration over the fact that the waste at the black spots is gathered at one spot and set ablaze, much against the rules for waste disposal and pollution control board guidelines.
He had also added that the purpose of highlighting this is because the bills of this agency are certified by the concerned MMC supervisors/engineers, as having been segregated the waste at such black spots, which is not true and can be seen at the site.
