SALIGAO: Waste management minister Michael Lobo lambasted the Margao Shadow Council for “playing politics on the Sonsoddo garbage dump”.
Addressing reporters in Mapusa on Friday, Lobo said that some councillors who have lost the civic elections and those who are interested in contesting the upcoming municipal polls are playing politics on the issue of garbage. “I want to tell the people of Margao not to vote for those who try to play politics on the issue of garbage,” said Lobo, while adding that the Shadow Council has not done anything to find a solution to the garbage issue, which is a health hazard to the people.
The minister also stated that inorder “to turn Sonsoddo into a world-class garbage handling plant like Saligao”, all the local MLAs, councillors and citizens in the area should stand united and support the cause. “The Solid Waste Management Corporation will try and bring a solution to the garbage problem in Margao, especially at Sonsoddo, but we require the clearance from the Margao municipality,” said Lobo.