Team Goemkarponn
CURTORIM: Curtorim MLA Alex Reginald has appealed to residents to adopt responsible waste disposal practices after sanitation workers collected approximately 3,880 kilograms of used diapers from Rachol, Camurlim and Curtorim over the last two days.
In a public message, the MLA said the dedicated labour team spent the past 48 hours cleaning roads, fields and water channels that were littered with used diapers and plastic waste. He stressed that the issue was not about politics or assigning blame but about the need for greater civic sense.
Reginald noted that while the use of diapers for babies and elderly family members is a part of everyday life, disposing of them on roads and open spaces poses serious environmental and public health concerns. He pointed out that such waste contaminates areas where children play, cattle graze and water flows.
Appealing to every household, he urged residents to dispose of used diapers only in dustbins and, if garbage collection vehicles are delayed, to wrap them securely in two plastic bags before handing them over to sanitation workers.
The MLA also acknowledged the efforts of responsible citizens and sanitation workers, stating that the workers risk their own health while collecting rotting waste. He added that maintaining cleanliness is a shared responsibility and called on residents to introspect and work together to keep Rachol, Camurlim and Curtorim clean for future generations.
He emphasized that cleanliness is not the responsibility of one team alone but of every member of the community.
