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Seeking solutions for Mare-Chicose
Life in Mare-Chicose could well change for the better in the near future. After years of complaints from villagers, the government has set up a fast-track committee which is studying the different ways of improving matters by reducing the amount of waste there. They are studying two proposals by private companies for waste processing that should eliminate bad odours and vermin and are now deciding which will be the more effective.
After the committee?s meeting, chaired by the prime minister, Navin Ramgoolam, last Saturday, the deputy PM and minister of Public Infrastructure, Rashid Beebeejaun, explained that ?both projects appear equally valid but they now have to be studied in depth.?
Solid Waste Recycling Co Ltd proposes to invest Rs 500 million with its Indian partner, Excel Industries, in a project. The firm guarantees that the government will not have to inject any funds in the project. A plot of land has been chosen near St Martin for waste processing but the government has to give the green light for the allocation of the site.
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The company has also planned for non-biodegradable waste; the latter will remain at Mare-Chicose. Domestic and hotel waste will be processed with the Bioculum system aimed at accelerating waste elimination while producing biodegradable fertilisers for the agricultural sector.
The second project, which will cost Rs 5 billion, is a waste incinerator. A foreign company in partnership with the local firm Gamma has suggested it to the Fast Track Committee. This project corresponds to environmental norms and should at the same time produce 35 megawatts of electricity which will be sold to the government.
Whichever project is chosen, the main aim is not only to provide the inhabitants of Mare-Chicose with a pleasanter environment but also reduce pollution in the country. As long as the project chosen abides by these two criteria, it should be positive for all.
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