Champions Group Gives Matching Grants to Goa Panchayats for Solving Their Plastic Garbage Woes

BANGALORE and PANJIM, India, July 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Continuing its pledge towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Champions Group, one of the top private sector business houses in India, has announced the provision of matching grants to Goa panchayats, and pledges more in matching funds. With this extremely generous support from Champions Group, panchayats will be better-equipped to deal with the menace of plastic garbage, which is haphazardly strewn across several parts of Goa, including Cavelossim, Divar Island, Mayem Lake-Bicholim, Bambolim, Dabolim, and Kerri.

"These matching grants running into multiple lakh of rupees are a token contribution, meant to help improve the business environment and cleanliness, as well aid in the battle against plastic garbage. We will give this to each of the panchayats where we operate, along with grants, which the Director of Panchayats, Narayan Sawant, has recently rolled out," said Hema Malini, Director, Champions Group.

Speaking about the initiative, Subhakar Rao, Chairman, Champions Group, said, "This grant is in line with our 'GrowGoa' corporate initiative, and the culture of promoting eco-friendly 'Go Green' services, keeping CRZ areas clean and healthy. Our token matching grant will be given to each panchayat in the areas where we operate, including Cavelossim, Divar Island, Mayem Lake-Bicholim, Dabolim, Bambolim and Kerri. We wish other local corporates will join this 'GrowGoa' momentum on similar fronts, to make the areas and places where they operate better and cleaner."

In a tourism-driven state like Goa, the garbage problem has its own added impediments, which include 750 flights bringing in 20,000 or more tourists every year. And the garbage, especially plastic waste, created by tourists can be enormous. The issue escalated to a level where the government is no longer in a position to formulate a strategic plan to deal with the extra garbage.

On the other hand, the native scene of Goa is equally dreadful. A common practice in the villages of Goa is loading garbage in a vehicle and throwing it on the city roads and national highways furtively. In the cities, people dump their piles of waste and plastic garbage in nearby villages. The government now stands weak with little financial support to clear up this mess, both in urban and rural areas.

Observing the ghastly sights in Goa and realizing the dire need, Champions Group has initiated 'GrowGoa', a CSR initiative to make Goa more eco-friendly. The recent matching grants to the Goa panchayats are a part of the 'GrowGoa' initiative to lend a helping hand to the Goa government in getting rid of the hideous plastic waste. The funds would also be used to build a healthy environment and make the place better, cleaner and hygienic.

Champions Group, one of the top travel and tourism conglomerates in Goa, also pledges and promotes 'Go Green' in every way possible, by cutting back on plastic usage. Every tourist associated with Champions Group or any of the clubs - Champions Yacht Club, Champions Beach Club and Champions Travel Club - is appealed to refrain from the usage of plastic to avoid overt consequences.

The Goa garbage scene clearly indicates that there is still much left to be done. However, Champions Group is taking one step at a time in making Goa devoid of its garbage problem. With support from corporates, the Goa government foresees the state to be not just a better and cleaner tourist spot, but also a better place to live and rejoice life in the next five years. 

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Media contact: Prajwal Viswanath, [email protected], +91-9986782920, Champions Group