The following appeared in yesterday's Herald:
GARBAGE PLANT GENERATES 'HEAT' AT ANJUNA MEET
Herald Correspondent
Calangute AUG 31
The Anjuna gram sabha on Sunday witnessed heated discussions over the proposed
garbage treatment plant at Gaumvaddy-Anjuna.
After deliberation on the issue, Sarpanch Sandip Chimulkar promised to scrap
the
proposed site of the garbage plant.
Satyawan Harmalkar raised the issue of poor quality developmental works and the
panchayat's failure to complete the works. There were heated arguments between
the
gram sabha members and the panchayat members.
Pradeep Harmalkar asked the sarpanch if the supervisory committee was formed to
oversee the works, but Chimulkar replied in the negative. The gram sabha
members
then proposed for the formation of the supervisory committee, which was not
acceptable to the sarpanch.
Raising the issue of permission to hotels to erect sign/advertisement boards,
Hanumant Lingudkar sought to know the status of it. The sarpanch replied in the
negative and promised removal of it.
Few gram sabha members regretted that the sarpanch did not entertain their
proposals
on grounds of delayed submission and complained of unfair means at the gram
sabha
proceedings.
Earlier, Panchayat Secretary Krishnakant Govekar read the minutes of the
previous
meeting while Sandip Chimulkar welcomed the gram sabha members for the meeting.
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MY COMMENTS: The Gaumvaddy residents are determined to deny the Anjuna-Caisua
Panchayat the use of our hill as a dumping ground for garbage. The chosen site
is
(approx) 500 meters away from Venerable Fr. Agnelo's birth place.
Moi-mogan,
Domnic Fernandes
Anjuna, Goa
Mob: 9420979201
