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The High Court of Bombay at Goa has posted a matter related to the Sonsoddo dump issue to April 26.

The High Court said that we post this matter to April 26, 2021 in order to enable the Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) to file status report on the aspect of remediation as well as setting up of backfilling/landscaping.

The Advocate General stated that such report will be filed within two weeks and even a copy of the same to be furnished to advocate for the petitioner and advocate for the MMC.

The High Court in its December 2019 order had said, “We refer to these fires only to emphasize that the situation of really grave emergency, has arisen at the Sonsoddo dump. Unless immediate and coordinated efforts are undertaken by all concerned, the Sonsoddo dump, will pose a severe threat, not just to the environment but also to the health and life of the residents in the locality.”

The Court, in the interim order had said that “a plot of land admeasuring 5000 sqm bearing Chalta No 8 of PT Sheet No 284, Margao, belonging to the Goa State Urban Development Agency (GSUDA) which has been identified, is directed to be used for temporary storage of the Refused Derived Fuel (RDF), initially, till April, 2020. The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) shall assess the situation by April, 2020 and decide on the further course of action with regard to the place of storage.”