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MIGRANTS CONTRIBUTE TO
A BIOGAS PLANT IN GOA’S
NAGOA PANCHAYAT
o address the issue of untreated 995 households (as per census data of
garbage in their locality, migrants 2011). Nagoa Panchayat has about 30,000–
Tresiding in Nagoa Village Panchayat in 40,000 migrant residents who work at the
the UT of Goa contributed their registration Verna Industrial Estate, which houses over
fees to set up a 1 Tonne Per Day (TPD) 400 industries and firms.
biogas plant. The project adopts a model
According to Mr. Gabriel Fernandes,
that can be replicated in other panchayats,
Sarpanch of Nagoa, the panchayat was
Government-run markets and educational
keen to address the issues pertaining to wet
institutions.
garbage by setting up a biogas plant. They
Situated in Salcete of South Goa District, conducted a survey to assess the garbage
Nagoa village is spread across 518 hectares generated each day and estimated that they
and has a population of around 3,873 from would require around Rs. 20 lakhs to procure
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