CM asks Saligaokars not to oppose garbage treatment plant for Bardez coast CALANGUTE: Chief minister Manohar Parrikar<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Manohar-Parrikar> made an impassioned plea to residents of Saligao not to oppose the garbage treatment plant (GTP) proposed atop the Saligao-Calangute hillock. He interacted with villagers at the Saligao panchayat ghar on Saturday morning at a meeting convened to explain the technology being adopted for the GTP.
Tourism minister and Saligao MLA Dilip Parulekar, environment minister Alina Saldanha, Calangute MLA Michael Lobo and Saligao sarpanch Eknath Oraskar were also present along with the GIDC MD Sanjit Rodrigues and GSPCB<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/GSPCB> chairman Levinson Martin<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Levinson-Martin>. A large number of villagers attended the meeting. Following the presentation, villagers expressed overwhelming support for the GTP and urged the CM to expedite the work. Saligao comunidade members, including president Ian D'Costa, attorney Dean D'Cruz and others also supported the setting up of the GTP, but urged the CM to look at an alternative site atop the plateau. The CM also agreed to consider their proposal. Sanjit Rodrigues made a power-point presentation about his experience handling the garbage woes of Panaji<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Panaji> and how the proposed technology would be the best, following which Manohar Parrikar made a strong pitch for the GTP, which was followed by a question-and-answer session with the villagers. A few villagers applauded the efforts by the CM to set up the GTP, while some raised queries about the efficiency of the proposed GTP in the light of past failures in garbage management in the state. Parrikar also clarified that the GTP at Saligao-Calangute is only meant for the Bardez coastal tourist belt. "It's not going to treat garbage of entire North Goa. We will have two-three more GTPs in the north and in the south. It's just that we have to start somewhere," he said. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/CM-asks-Saligaokars-not-to-oppose-garbage-treatment-plant-for-Bardez-coast/articleshow/24408757.cms -- -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Saligao-Net" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
