PANJIM: The Science and Technology and Waste Management has invited objections from the public to the proposed Solid Waste Treatment Plant at Bainguinim, Old Goa.
The public have been asked to submit their objections, if any within a month. The government had already acquired 1.71 lakh square metres of land at Bainguinim to set up state-of the art garbage treatment plant. A compound wall has also been erected there.
A proclamation issued by the department states that the people should their objections if any along with reasons to the Director of Science and Technology, Porvorim, within one month from the issue of the proclamation.
The decision to set to garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim had received stiff opposition from the villagers of Bainguinim and Old Goa. They had urged the government to scrap the proposal and to give the land to the Old Goa village panchayat for a recreational project.
It may be recalled that senior BJP leader Shripad Naik had endorsed the objection raised to the proposed solid waste management plant (SWMP) at Bainguinim by the residents of Old Goa.
Naik along with the residents under the banner ‘Pornem Goemcho Nagrik Monch-Old Goa’ on Friday called on Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant opposing the proposed 250 TPD SWMP at Bainguinim alleging that the project will lead to unhealthy environment thus affecting health of over 4000 people residing, immediately adjoining the proposed plant area.
The ‘Pornem Goemcho Nagrik Monch-Old Goa’ in a memorandum submitted to the Chief Minister had pointed out that many residential buildings, houses, religious establishments, schools and hospitals have been given permission by the government in last ten years within 100-500 metres of the proposed site. The villagers said the buffer zone has not been developed or created by the authorities since 2009.
They further claimed destruction of environment with no control of fugitive emission in the air, liquid discharge in the ground emitted from the waste, huge noise and air pollution. They also pointed out possible destruction of flora and fauna.
