Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The State government today told the High Court of Bombay at Goa that there is no solution in place at this moment to dispose of 10,000 metric tons of waste lying at the Sonsodo dumping site.
During the hearing at the High Court, petitioner Mascarenhas had filed another petition, where he had brought to the notice of the court about the prevailing conditions at Sonsoddo regarding daily waste management.
Petitioner had also highlighted the repeated fire incidents at the Sonsoddo yard. Taking serious note of the petition, HC directed the Disaster Management Authority to carry out an inspection and submit the report.
The High Court directed the district administration to take stock of the prevailing situation there and upon which the District Collector, along with other officials, held an inspection at the site within a few hours after court orders.
Court has also directed the Margao Municipal Council to deploy one full-time engineer only at Sonsoddo.
Speaking to reporters after the inspection, the District Collector said that he visited the site upon the directions of the HC. “All that has been observed at the Sonsoddo dump yard will be presented before the HC after preparing a report on the same,” he said.
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