Digital Goa, Nov 13- Goa govt has proposed to set up temporary, small capacity localised sewage treatment plants on beach belts across the state to help in effective management of sewage by beach shack operators. Environment Minister Nilesh Cabral said that govt will take empanelled contractors on board for a period of 6 years to set up 2 KLD to 15 KLD STPs on beach belts based on the shack load. Each shack generates 4 ton of sewage daily, on an average. The outflow from each shack will be connected to these STPs. Outflow meters will be set up for each shack and shack operators will be charged based on the outflow of sewage from their shacks. Shacks will even be permitted to use the discharged water after treating it. These temporary STP plants will operate upto May every year and then dismantled. They will be set up again for the next tourist season, informed Cabral. Shacks in the vicinity of permanent STPs will be connected to them. The system will be operational for govt shacks first, followed by private shacks. “Sewerage Corporation will shortly float a tender to set by the temporary STPs,” informed Cabral.
Shack operators have not been given permission for soak pits this year to ensure that sewerage does not go into the sea, Cabral asserted.
