Goa Waste Management Corporation to handle disposal of condemned assets in govt depts

PANAJI: The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) has decided to take up disposal of condemned vehicles and unserviceable items, among others, lying in various government departments.
The GWMC will undertake the work of condemnation to ensure timely disposal of the items.
It will also create an inventory of all items across various government departments, corporations and autonomous bodies.
A senior officer said that it has been noticed that a lot of disposable items are kept in various government departments in the state. The senior officer said that condemned vehicles are lying outside government buildings across the state.
“Certain items, capital goods such as electrical equipment, spare parts and furniture cannot be used or serviced over a period of time due to its long usage or since there is a need to change due to other requirements and hence disposal of such items is necessary on a periodic basis,” the senior officer said
Goods to be disposed of are public resources and even if redundant or depreciated, may still have financial value for the department. “Consequently, disposing of items should be structurally planned and conducted in a way that it obtains revenue for the department,” the senior officer said
GWMC managing director Levinson Martins told TOI that the proposal will be sent to the cabinet for approval. He said that meanwhile the GWMC has asked Info Tech Corporation Limited to invite bidders to develop software which will be shared with government departments to upload the items that need to be disposed of.
The senior officer said that the current procedure for condemnation of vehicles/unserviceable items is tedious and is very time consuming.
“An Asset Management Information System shall be a useful tool to facilitate easy and faster condemnation of assets like vehicles and unserviceable items in a time bound manner. This tool intends to provide single window clearance to carry out condemnation,” the senior officer said.