Goemkarponn desk
VASCO: Electricity engineer complains about inappropriate waste dumping by people underneath the power transformers increases hindrances in working for the electricity linemen. The MMC chairperson assures to instruct the garbage contractor to clear the bins near power transformers.
The lack of synchronisation and sanity among the departments, local governing bodies and the people seems to be diminishing daily. Now that the people have started dumping their mixed waste inside the dust bins placed underneath the power transformers, they have started creating problems for the electricity linemen who come to attend to the electricity supply faults.
Sanjeev Mashelkar, Assistant Engineer Electricity Department Vasco, said that the people are seen dumping their mixed waste underneath the power transformers.
During the monsoon, the surrounding near these Electricity transformers become messy. How our lineman is supposed to attend to the faults from transformers and at the line, Mashelkar questioned.
He further pointed out that the MMC has placed its bins underneath the transformers in various places. We even tried to put fencing at the transformers but in vain. “I feel MMC must do something about this,” he said.
Meanwhile, Leo Rodrigues Mormugao, municipal council chairperson, assured that he will instruct the garbage contractor and the municipality workers not to place waste bins under the electricity transformers and to clean the surrounding area where there are transformers.