Goa, Feb. 25 -- After having only recently granted the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) consent to operate the 5 TPD biomethanation plant, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has now issued fresh directions to the MMC to cease the operation of the plant within six months.

As a modification to the previous consent, the GSPCB directed the MMC to install additional bio-digester plants at the Sonsoddo Waste Management facility and halt the operation of the 5TPD plant within the specified timeframe.

GSPCB Member Secretary Dr Shamila Monteiro, included this condition in the earlier consent, emphasizing the installation of additional Bio-Digester Plants at the Sonsoddo Solid Waste Management facility while discontinuing the operation of ...