The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed the Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) to stop dumping of unsegregated waste at Assagao Plateau and to initiate various measures to tackle garbage in Mapusa town within a month.
The GSPCB has threatened to initiate stringent legal action under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 against MMC if it fails to comply with the directives.