I strongly profess that the street foods of Goa are nutritious and healthy. But when we observe these vendors we can see that establishments dump garbage in open places defacing the areas. I have and will again request the people to keep cleanliness and also suggest us ways to keep cleanliness.
Q. What is the future plan on Garbage situation of Margao and the awareness of the town on garbage issues?
Through MMC we have attempted to keep the town clean in all the ways possible ever since we took over the council. The recent beginning of the screen plant to clear garbage dump at Sonsodo is the biggest step taken till date to solve the problem.
Having said that, I am not against people or establishments who operate in the town generating garbage. As a commercial capital, the people and establishments play a pivotal role in the development of the town. However, I also maintain that the people and the commercial establishments have to keep their part of cleanliness by maintaining cleanliness around their place.
Q. Any special drives or activities taken up recently to curb the garbage problem?
Recently we had a programme for training of street food vendors which had a motto of “Serve Safe Food @ Street Food” which was a success. The street food vendors as well have given some suggestions to us to improve the cleanliness and tidiness of the areas.
In fact I strongly profess that the street foods of Goa are nutritious and healthy. But when we observe these vendors, we can see that establishments dump garbage in open places defacing the areas. I have and will again request the people to maintain cleanliness and also suggest us ways to keep cleanliness.
Q. Shed some light on how to manage garbage problems?
Margao Municipal Council has been having problems of garbage coming from the adjoining Panchayats and we are seriously thinking on lines to curb the menace.
Q. What are the major decisions pertaining to MMC taken recently?
– Facilitation Center for Fatorda Constituency on model basis which will handle issuance of birth certificates, Income, Death, inwards of complaints and others. We will be speaking to the National Informatics Center with whom we will seek idea on what kind of set-up of software and others will be required for the center. The center after operational, will work on pilot basis and if succeeded, other places will also be considered for set-up of the same.
– Traffic signals at Colva Circle, Arlem circle and some selective major junctions will be erected and we have taken a resolution to have them set up. These circles are accident and traffic congestion prone and erection of signals will help to control the same. We have got a proposal from the agency who is handling the signals at Verna and Titan Junction to also set up the same here at Margao. Circles will be erected at four major junctions which are Colva Circle, Arlem Circle, Bolshe Circle and also at the Fatorda Stadium Junction.
– We had attended a meeting convened by the Chief Minister and Urban Development Minister where discussions on Revenue Recovery came up. We have also been going through the same problem at MMC. The Mapusa Municipality, on the lines of efficient recovery, has done Geo mapping of the entire town where in all the houses will be surveyed by air and a map of the town will be made. The MMC has also decided to take up one such activity for the town so that there is a boost to the revenue recovery of the town.
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