ARAMBOL: Concerns have been raised as garbage littered by the roadside in Arambol, is going unattended. Despite imposing the provision of a fine of Rs 25,000 which can be imposed by the garbage committee of the Arambol panchayat, dumping in open spaces along the road side has increased significantly.
In a concerning matter, the rise of garbage dumping on the road side taking place in the Arambol village have sparked concerns amongst the villagers. Being a touristic village, Arambol generates 1.5 tonnes of garbage per day. With no proper garbage management, garbage can be seen piled along the roadside, in water bodies and dumped clandestinely in cultivated fields. The authorities have pointed their fingers towards the shacks and hotels, claiming that they are the major contributors to the issue.
Former CM Laxmikant Parsekar was questioned on the ongoing garage menace taking place in the bordering area of Arambol and Mandrem, “A village like Arambol consists of so many shacks and restaurants. Panchayat takes the garbage money in a form of tax from these businesses and also from the common people. Somewhere the money may not be sufficient, so the panchayat should increase their margin for these businesses only. If Panchayat had imposed much hefty fines on them then we wouldn’t have been facing such situation.”
He further added that it is the duty of the people and also the Panchayat body to keep the environment clean and avoid throwing garbage.
