The fire on Friday was noticed at 7.15pm.CCP mayor Surendra Furtado denied that workers were responsible for burning the waste. "This is for the third time that dry waste has been set afire at this spot," said a Merces resident.The fire and emergency services personnel were called to extinguish the fire, and a tree nearby was saved from being gutted. Citizens, who have been observing the unscientific means of waste disposal, decried the lack of monitoring by the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) authorities. We have 400 workers collecting door-to-door waste and yet, there is garbage littered everywhere," he said.The civic body has provided black and green bins for dry and wet waste, but citizens don't cooperate in putting the waste inside the bins, Furtado said. "The citizens do not cooperate with our staff in segregating the waste.
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