The state cabinet approved the policy for providingsewerageconnection to all households across the state making it mandatory for all.
Existing households will have to pay Rs 5,000 for sewerage connection while for new construction, the amount is fixed at Rs 9,500. Besides, the households will have to pay 35% of water consumption bill as monthly sewerage charges for both existing and new connection.
The sewerage and development corporation of Goa Ltd (SIDCGL) is the nodal agency for providing sewerage facilities.
The existing and commissioned sewerage schemes include Panaji, Vasco, Margao, Fatorda and Navelim (part), Durbhat and Sakhali.
The ongoing sewerage scheme expecting commissioning include Margao, Navelim, Ponda, north coastal belt, Colva, Ponda and Porvorim.
As per the cabinet note, there is poor response for availing house sewerage connection by the public wherever connectivity is available. Accordingly, a draft notification is proposed for making the connections mandatory and the same is vetted by the law department.
During the year 2008-2010 as there was poor response for availing the connections, a one-time subsidised scheme for Fatorda and Margao was implemented by the government in 2010.
The cabinet note further said that since the government has spent huge capital cost in providing sewerage Network and providing connectivity, the same is required to be put for public use and it is proposed to be implemented with revised tariff all over Goa.