Govt assures a new CZMP with people’s views
Plan to be drafted by Environment Department in consultation with CZMA, GSPCB, scientists PORVORIM: In a major victory to the people, the State government on Tuesday announced it woud draft a fresh
Herald (Panjim)
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Mineral Foundation initiates solid waste management in Virdi with SMC.
The Mineral Foundation of Goa (MFG) in coordination with Sanquelim Municipal Council (SMC) has initiated the ‘Nirmal Gram’ project on solid waste management at the community level in Virdi. As part of the project, awareness programme was organized in Virdi during the traditional Kalotsav (Jatra) of Shri Mahadev Devasthan on Saturday. The event was used as a platform to reach out to the entire village and beyond.
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Union Mines Ministry not in favour of increase in export duty of ore
PANJIM: In what could bring in a relief for mining industry in Goa, Union Mines ministry on Friday said that they are not in favour of Finance ministry’s decision to increase export duty on the low grade iron ore from the country. “Mines ministry is not favourably inclined towards increase in the export duty, especially in case of low grade ore, which is not consumed by steel industry” A K Srivastava, Additional Secretary, ministry of mines, told reporters on the sidelines of two day conference on ‘Mining for sustainability’ organized by Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (FIMI).
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Miners continued to extract illegally even as the Shah Commission investigated
PANJIM:Goa Foundation (GF) has claimed, that even as Shah Commission officials were enquiring into the illegal mining, almost half of state’s ore that left the shores during last financial year was illegally extracted. GF, which has filed series of petitions before High Court on illegal mining has stated that almost 43 percent of the ore exported from Goa during the financial year 2010-11was illegally extracted violating environmental norms.
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Damodar Mangalji and Co revive illegal mine
PANJIM: One of the State’s oldest mining company, Damodar Mangalji and Company Limited (DMC), is likely to come under the scanner of the Mines department, again, for its move to revive operations at a mine at Pissurlem, almost after a decade. In a complaint before state authorities, a local from Amona Khemlo Sawant has said that the ripper is still working at the mine named as ‘Band Doncol’ bearing TC number 2/Fe/71.
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Expert recommends Sonsodo waste capping
In an interesting development, Ahmedabad- based waste management expert P U Asnani has recommended capping of the Sonsodo waste dumping site in view of the presence of heavy metals in the waste. Asnani
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illegal mining and problems with the RP are mere issues
The huge resentment against the Regional Plan and the spectre of illegal mining have angered the people against the congress. Does the party have any answers? Shirodkar : If you go to see, both the issues have not raised its head for the last one month. When it comes to mining, the Central government has already taken a decision not to ban iron ore export while issuing directions to curb illegalities.
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GSPCB inspects Ponda lake
PONDA: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) officials on Monday inspected the lake at Arla-Keri, Ponda and collected water samples for tests. The team, comprising Sanjay Kankonkar (scientific assistant), Ashely Pereira (engineering assistant) and Rema Kanlekar (junior laboratory assistant), said a report on the water samples would be available after 15 days.
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GSPCB issues ultimatum to Mapusa Municipal Council on city's garbage management
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
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Indian Bureau of Mines pulls up Goa Government for non-compliance of MCDR rule
PANJIM: Targeting the Goa government over failure to implement rule 45 of the Mineral Conservation and Development (MCDR) Rules, 1988, the Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM) has said that in the absence of accurate
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Scheme closure may hit pending projects Scheme
PANJIM: Whether it is a detailed project report (DPR) for solid waste management plant at Bainguinim or DPR for development of St Inez nullah, there’s no possibility either projects will receive funds under current phase of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) scheme.