TEAM HERALD
bureau@herald-goa.com
PONDA: Villagers from Curti-Khandepar, Ponda, have threatened to intensify agitation to demand immediate stoppage of garbage treatment facility being developed by Ponda Municipal Council (PMC) at Kerye-Khandepar.
The decision was taken during a meeting at Kerye late Tuesday evening which was attended by Panchas Anand Zalmi and Supriya Gaude. About 100 villagers attended the meeting and resolved to oppose the garbage treatment facility at Kerye. Some villagers opined that the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls should be boycotted if the authorities do not act.
It may be recalled that Curti-Khandepar gram sabha on Sunday was adjourned over the issue of garbage disposal project undertaken by PMC at Kerye.
The PMC had recently constructed a shed to dry manure generated from Organic Waste Convertors which are in opersidents demanded stoppage of the project claiming that manure kept to dry at the site attracted flies and feared disease outbreak.
According to information, based on the High Court directives, PMC started to develop garbage treatment facility at its site at Kerye and by 2014 PMC is to file a compliance report with the High Court.
However, residents are against setting up of garbage treatment facility citing environment and health-related issue.
Later, Councillors Irwin Soares and Sunil Desai also attended the meeting and assured villagers that the issue will be discussed at a special PMC meeting and will also take up the matter with the State government for a favourable solution.
The villagers demanded that PMC should immediately stop using the site to dry manure as it has become a nuisance
