Tag: Sulochana Pednekar
Live Happy, Live Clean: Goa’s Residents Pitch in to Clean Up
Assagao, Goa | Sulochana Pednekar For over a year now, Felli Gomes and the Live Happy Team have been organising regular clean up walks on sunday mornings to get rid of the various dumpsites that have formed along the neighbourhoods of Assagao and Mapusa in Goa. With little interest from...
Garbage and Goa: Mapusa Gets its Act Together
Mapusa, Goa | Sulochana Pednekar The bustling city of Mapusa in Goa generates about 15-16 tonnes of waste a day, which mostly end up at the giant landfill in neighbouring Assagaon. Mapusa Municipal Corporation started a door to door garbage collection scheme of segregated wet and dry waste. This was...
Garbage & Goa: Assagaon Fire
Goa’s Garbage troubles have been getting out of hand of late. Community Correspondent Sulochana Pednekar explains what she’s been doing as a part of wider community efforts to start fixing the mess. Palm tree lined roads nestled between lush green hills, waves dancing on sun-soaked beaches. Goa is home to mellow...
No Cheer For Feni In Goa
Goan cashew farmers are caught between rising costs and big business.
Is Vermicompost The Answer?
By turning organic waste into nutritient-rich fertilizer, vermicompost could be part of the solution to Goa’s garbage crisis.