THE GOAN NETWORK
MAPUSA
The locals of Bastora on Sunday decided to ban plastic carry bags of less than 50 microns thickness in the village.
A resolution to ban plastic bags in the jurisdiction of the village was unanimously passed at the gram sabha after it was proposed by a villager, Jhon Fernandes.
“We will be issuing notices to all business establishments in the village about the decision to ban plastic carry bags in the village,” said Savio Martins, Sarpanch.
The gram sabha also resolved to acquire around 5000 sq mts of communidade land in survey no 99/4 in Boa Vista to treat garbage.
The sarpanch informed that the panchayat had placed a proposal before the local communidade to donate land for the purpose of sorting of garbage.
“Since the communidade has not responded to our plan we are initiating the process of acquiring the land,” Matins said.
“We have to segregate and sort out our own garbage in future. At the moment we send our waste to Saligao treatment plant. After some time every village will have to have its own waste treatment plant,” he added.
The gram sabha also decided that whoever generated bulk wet garbage will have to henceforward install a bio-digester.
“Large societies and building enclaves will have to either install bio-digesters or go for composting pits to treat waste,” the sarpanch said.
He further said that wedding hall owners will also be persuaded to install bio-digesters to treat wet waste.
There are two open air wedding halls – Menezes Lawns and Belekar Estate – at Morier in Bastora.
The annual panchayat report of 2018-19 was read and later approved by the gram sabha.
