Gosh , this is worse than I had imagined. Rico, I hope you post this on as many forums as possible.
Really sad. On Wed, Sep 26, 2018 at 1:59 AM Frederick Noronha < [email protected]> wrote: > > > <https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz/posts/10155549232060849?__tn__=K-R#> > > <https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz?fref=nf&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc&__tn__=m-R> > Clinton Vaz > <https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz?hc_ref=ARTANQhkGt-hc39N-K601F4YoVPbUEJKL1gEvum96U4IapLyeKPHciqy1lXfP4XllzE&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc&__tn__=lC-R> > <https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz?hc_ref=ARTANQhkGt-hc39N-K601F4YoVPbUEJKL1gEvum96U4IapLyeKPHciqy1lXfP4XllzE&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc&__tn__=lC-R> > is > at Solid Wast Management Facility , Calangute /saligao Goa > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Solid-Wast-Management-Facility-Calangute-saligao-Goa/488461111348478?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCZ4auTShyuLCW-0wfqYUvLRv8BQMbNtj9Ahr70_6riQutYIf8Zr-6ZmnWi_lJonHEQPTX3HScg3n946GKIb0k-VWUnZNP11J9P5Ux4MqC7m4h8omFskxJgVeMnD1-X2utn3l3Z9jJa_UFK9Bn6MAOmFYJp5Nl74qTExiM3CKJIM5mPgoC-cB4&__xts__%5B1%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc&hc_ref=ARTANQhkGt-hc39N-K601F4YoVPbUEJKL1gEvum96U4IapLyeKPHciqy1lXfP4XllzE&fref=tag&__tn__=kC-R> > . > 25 July > <https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz/posts/10155549232060849?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc&__tn__=-R> > · Goa, India > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Goa-India/110212075665983?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARCZ4auTShyuLCW-0wfqYUvLRv8BQMbNtj9Ahr70_6riQutYIf8Zr-6ZmnWi_lJonHEQPTX3HScg3n946GKIb0k-VWUnZNP11J9P5Ux4MqC7m4h8omFskxJgVeMnD1-X2utn3l3Z9jJa_UFK9Bn6MAOmFYJp5Nl74qTExiM3CKJIM5mPgoC-cB4&__xts__%5B1%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc&__tn__=-R> > · > > > https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz/posts/10155549232060849?__tn__=K-R > > It's finally out in the open! The Hindustan Waste Treatment Plant is a > white elephant. > > Here are some shocking facts: > > The Government of Goa spent Rs.150+ crores to build a plant, and a 7-8 > crore per year as maintenance cost. The government wants to build 3 more > plants. Can we afford this? Is this the real cost? > > Most people visiting it are impressed with the landscaping and > housekeeping, but don't look at how the waste is actually processed. > > Waste accepted is almost all mixed. Segregated waste is anywhere between > 0-15% only per day. How can this plant be efficient with mixed waste? > > Its been two years, and there has been absolutely no effort to get > segregated waste. The government is breaking its own SWM rules of 2016. > > Panchayats like Moira, Corlim, & Assagao that used to segregate and treat > waste at source have stopped since the plant started. Panjim has stopped > composting in the city despite having the infrastructure and sends it to > Saligao. The state is heading in reverse gear. > > Expensive machines like auto-baling machines remain underutilized. 20+ > shipping containers valued over 1.5 lakh each, never ever used. Many other > types of machinery used in trial and error. Lots of public money wasted as > a result. > > There is NO recovery of paper and very little glass recovered. How can > this claim to be recycling waste when two major components of dry waste are > not recovered? > > From the data in today's newspapers, only 10-20% of the total waste is > recycled. Of that, we can't verify if even that went to recycling as the > data is not shared. > > Recyclables are very badly contaminated. Mostly unfit for recycling as a > result of the plant's mixed waste technology. Many recyclers on condition > of anonymity say that they are forced to buy recyclables at throwaway rates > by the operator. > > The plant is 100% dependent on co-processing for its survival. If > co-processing stops, or Karnataka stops cross-border transport of waste, > the plant will choke up and stop functioning in a matter of months. > > A lot of the waste received is simply dumped at the back of the plant, > over the walls. Instead of reducing the size of the dumpsite, the plant is > increasing it. > > The claim that the biogas is turned into surplus power is questionable as > the office section has a lot of power cuts. If there is no stable power > within the premises, how can they be supplying power to the grid? > > The claim that bio-gas is used to fuel public buses is also false. It > never ever happened. The lone bus received bio-fuel that was shipped from > out of state, and now that bus is missing too. > > The Government has approved the setup of a second plant which will be an > exact copy of this existing one. Why do we need a second mixed waste > treatment plant? Why not learn from the mistakes and set up a better plant? > > Goans, if you don't wake up to this mess, like Saligao and Calangute > today, we will all smell garbage around us all day tomorrow. > > Forward this to somebody you think might interested or be able to put an > end to this mess. > > -Clinton Vaz, 25th July 2018 > [email protected] > [image: Image may contain: plant, tree, sky, outdoor and nature] > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155549231015849&set=pcb.10155549232060849&type=3&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARDFx402wu3PpNiArqx5VpY83Hp1-vmbEfHF0X-TWocgDb-83cHkpTtsf4a9-l7o7WOyhCg5bA0TjcX7&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc> > [image: Image may contain: one or more people and outdoor] > > <https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10155549231040849&set=pcb.10155549232060849&type=3&__tn__=HH-R&eid=ARABtPZR0ENTtM2434JVsHvB6Cq2H3PsZM87GHiAh1tMqHVGHpitzsueCCBIb-tREepVWNcc2c9udQJk&__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAbhQVytvb5MoPs11YZdFBwjXzyE7KbiaDbWn165UzO1_Gqd_lkjm59ts5gRY5pFbrKEzftZDTCiTIm4ZwEapTBqXu9fF1dYKObTjctj-YzWigAlrimGBY4EBesohBSGkKgRqdp3VzheP-IG1KQ0HGGYN417OKNUoInpCzmM4ZfDlaPPysquqc> > 55 Comments > <https://www.facebook.com/clinton.vaz/posts/10155549232060849?comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22O%22%7D> > 201 Shares > <https://www.facebook.com/shares/view?id=10155549232060849&av=502514643> > > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=10155549232060849&av=502514643> > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=10155549232060849&av=502514643> > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=10155549232060849&av=502514643> > > <https://www.facebook.com/ufi/reaction/profile/browser/?ft_ent_identifier=10155549232060849&av=502514643> > > -- > -- > 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/d/optout. > -- -- 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. 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