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Ill do my best to give a over view of this garbage issue which is just laid
out on a hot plate, this issue has taken a twist just because of the health
hazards citizens face, yes it would be wise to call it a phenomenon, turn
the coin and you can also see that its utter ignorance of people,
municipality has placed garbage bins where ever possible, but no one is
bothered to put the garbage inside the bin, instead just throw it in the bin
like a basket ball which causes half the garbage to fall out, which further
attracts stray dogs, cats and cattle, who do their part by scattering it all
around.
On the other hand people now a days have become more alert concerning their
health, this same garbage has been a breeding ground for mosquitoes and
other pesticides due to which cholera and malaria has been spreading like
hell which at any moment can get out of hand, at the same time
environmentalists and social workers are struggling hard to educate the
public concerning this garbage issue, which in your view is a futile
exercise.
How often have you visited Goa from the US and been to Panaji? Yes, BJP
Government did a massive job to improve the look and feel of Panaji, but
this look only exists from Patto to GMC, beyond that its garbage and garbage
only, have you been on the back streets of Panaji? During your next visit to
Goa, try to visit Sant Inez or Tamdimatti, further than that is Miramar, on
the other side is Malla next to Miramar is Caranzalem and then comes Dona
Paul, all these areas are under the control of Panaji Municipal Council
which has a huge income, but has failed to fulfill its duties. Municipality
trucks in these areas collect garbage just twice a week and not day to day,
the garbage collection could be improved only if it had better supervision.
What ever reason we always like to blame the Government only for its
misdeeds, when will we learn to appreciate the good deeds of our Government
which is brought to power by the people, or did they come and just sit there
from nowhere? From my point of view I feel the Govt. is doing all it can, in
support of that we all should also contribute through our efforts, it is
said that you cant clap with one hand, you need two hands to do that.
are we talking about the general levels of garbage that has apparently
existed since Goa was liberated/trashed by India. How much do you know
about the liberation of Goa? I doubt you were born before the liberation, it
was not India who trashed garbage in Goa, but it was us Goans who imported
this garbage willingly. At that moment we were not bothered concerning this
garbage, but once it started haunting us it made us bother, and now we are
struggling to clean it up. Concerning the Liberation of Goa try to read some
history books, youll have a better view of the situation then, but in vain
these books are available in Goa only and not in the US.
For further information please visit: www.goa-world.com/goa/clean
Viva mhojem sundhor Goa.
Sanny Vaz Kuwait.
Sanny De Quepem.
Totally confused about garbage.
Wed Oct 19 23:19:36 PDT 2005
Folks,
Can someone explain to me why this garbage issue has suddenly become a hot
item in Goa? Is this a recent phenomenon (as in the last few months), or are
we talking about the general levels of garbage that has apparently existed
since Goa was liberated/trashed by India.
I understand that there have been numerous attempts in the past to deal with
trash, such as imported hoisting trucks that were not very compatible with
the bins. More recently, the BJP government had apparently done a massive
job to improve the look and feel of Panjim (yeah ok, Panjim does not equal
Goa). Was it just skin deep, or is the mess the result of mismanagement by
the present government?
Marlon
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