BETALBATIM LAUNCHES DOOR WASTE COLLECTION

The Panchayat of Betalbatim will launch its Door to Door Collection of Dry Waste tomorrow. Former Tourism Minister Mickky Pacheco MLA, will be the Chief Guest at the function, to be held in front of the Panchayat Office at 10.45am on 2nd June. Goa Chaka Chak Coordinator Patricia Pinto will be the Guest of Honour, while Zilla Member and Goa Mahila chief, Prof. Nelly Rodrigues will preside over the function. Eng. Clinton Vaz who has helped the Panchayat to put in place its garbage management initiative in association with Betalbatim Civic & Consumer Forum, will be on hand to field queries. A Cycle-Rickshaw will collect Dry Waste bimonthly from households which are segregating and composting Biodegradable Waste in composters. The sets of 3 earthenware pots are supplied to households by the Panchayat at subsidized rates. A Say No to Plastic Carrybags campaign, is also being launched with Shopkeepers in Betalbatim phasing out single-use plastic carrybags in favour of reusable cloth carrybags subsidized by the Panchayat.