Hon’ble Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant chaired a meeting in the presence of MLAs Smt. Delilah Lobo, Shri Kedar Naik, Shri Michael Lobo, and officials with the Sarpanchas, Panch Members, and Panchayat Secretaries of the coastal village panchayats in North Goa to review Solid Waste Management efforts.
HCM reviewed the Solid Waste Management and instructed Village Panchayats to maintain cleanliness and has asked the Panchayats to avail the provisions of the Union Govt, State Govt under Swachha Bharat Mission Gramin, and utilization of the SBM funds allocated by the 15th Finance Commission.
HCM stated that the Panchayats must carry out the garbage segregation and issue circulars to hotels & shacks. He also said that Govt shall hand over the management of toilets under the Tourism department to the Panchayats for better administration.
HCM added that Swachh Goem, Sundar Goem is our mission and everyone should work together to achieve it.