Archive · 27 May 2025
Goa Waste Plant Seeks Approval Amidst Political Disputes
The Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC) wants to build a new waste plant and is asking the government for permission to put out a new request for companies to bid.
The plant will handle 250 tons of trash every day.
Companies will build and run the plant for ten years.
It will sort, recycle, and turn waste into compost.
The project has faced delays, and some politicians disagree on where to build it.
Despite opposition, the government plans to move forward with the project at the original location in Bainguinim.
GWMC seeks government approval for a fourth tender for a waste management plant.
The plant will be located in Bainguinim and process 250 tons of waste daily.
The project will be based on a PPP model, design-build-finance-operate-transfer (DBFOT).
The project has faced delays, with previous bidders disqualified.
Political disputes exist regarding the plant's location.
- Who
- Goa Waste Management Corporation (GWMC), politicians, and prospective bidders.
- What
- GWMC is seeking approval to float a tender for a 250 TPD waste management plant.
- When
- The GWMC is seeking approval to float a fourth tender.
- Where
- Bainguinim, Goa
- Why
- To establish a solid waste management plant at Bainguinim.
Anti-Plant
Pro-Plant
Plant Location
Anti-Plant
Some politicians, including the local MLA, are against the current location of the waste management plant, and want it moved.
Pro-Plant
The project will remain at the Bainguinim location.
- Plant capacity
- 250 TPD
- Plant Location
- Bainguinim
- Project Cost (approx.)
- Rs 200 crore
- Concessionaire operations
- 10 years
- Project basis
- Design-Build-Finance-Operate-Transfer (DBFOT)
