Shillong, April 14: Chief Secretary DP Wahlang on Friday said the government is planning to look for an alternative site for setting up a landfill which will be a little far away from Shillong.
Wahlang told reporters that Marten is still being used today as there is a lot of composting activity and recycling activity that is taking place there.
“That is the reason why we can still used it today otherwise I don’t think it is fit to be used as a landfill but on top of that it is in the plan of the government that we look for another alternative site and it is a work in progress,” he said.
Asked how the government will address the problem of people not ready to part with their land for setting of landfills in the state, Wahlang said, “There is a factor in landfill management called the ‘NIMBY factor’ that is “not in my backyard’… we are aware of that but we have to motivate them, we have to maybe go to a place which is a little far off from the city that is important but we will have to try and it is a work in progress and there is no other alternative but to look for another site.”
