PANJIM: The functioning of the state-of-the-art ultra-modern garbage treatment plant at Saligao has been found satisfactory and within the consent parameters by Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB).
The Board, which monitored the effluent treatment plant of the Solid Waste Management Facility (SWM), operated by Hindustan Waste Treatment Pvt Ltd, observed that the consent parameters have been complied with, and the prescribed standard limit and the food-to-microorganism (F/M) ratio is low due to less quantity of waste water generation from the facility.
The observations have been revealed in the Board’s annual report 2016-17 released on Monday.
“The analysis reports indicate that the final treated effluent is meeting the standards laid down in the consent to operate order,” the report stated. “The waste water generated from the industry is treated in well designated effluent treatment plant,” it added.
Commissioned on May 30 last year, the plant using foreign technical knowhow, has since processed around 40,000-50,000 tonnes of waste.
