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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Sirigao communidade targets mining firms for encroaching on land
Sirigao villagers
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Rain thunders State
Heavy unseasonal showers accompanied by thunder and streaks of lightning lashed several places in the State, including its Capital, on Sunday evening bringing much needed respite from the soaring mercury. With the temperature hovering between 32 and 24 degrees Celsius in the past few days, the steady drizzle brought in some calm, even as Goa expects the weather to turn on the heat this Summer.
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1.25 cr sq mts of land added to mining belt during last 3 yrs
A whopping areas admeasuring 1.25 crore square metres have been diverted for mining purpose in the state during last three years, the state legislative assembly was told on Wednesday. The reply tabled by Minister for Forest Filipe Neri Rodrigues stated that the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) is the authority for giving the approvals and the conditions are stipulated in the approval.
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NCAER: Goa bears Rs 548.4 cr environment cost due to mining
As per study conducted by National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the State has been made to bear total environment cost due to mining to the tune of Rs 548.4 crore. This was revealed by Chief Minister Digambar Kamat in his written reply to an unstarred question tabled by Sanguem MLA Vasudev Gaonkar. He had sought to know whether the government had calculated environment cost o
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Vision document to unveil illegal mines in State
The list of illegal mines in the State will now find place in the State government
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Neri assures steps to curtail wild animal nuisance in farms
Minister for Forest Filipe Neri Rodrigues has assured to introduce innovative and long term measures to curtail nuisance of wild life animals in farms. Solar or electric fencing around cultivation, dragging trenches, boulder walls to protect crops, fencing are some of the long term measures proposed by Forest department to provide relief to farmers who have been agitated by destructions of thei
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Bill to regulate uncontrolled eco-tourism activities
The State Government today introduced the
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To amend Tree Preservation Act
The Forest Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues told Goa Assembly on Wednesday that he will move an amendment to the Tree Preservation Act, to enhance penalty and fine imposed under the Act. The forest minister made the statement during Question Hour on Wednesday upon suggestion from MLAs who pointed out that minimal fine imposed as per provision in the Act, is no deterrent to the violators. Suggest
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Water woes of Porvorim,Mapusa to be solved soon
The water shortage faced by the people of Porvorim and Mapusa would be solved by April 2011 with the augmentation of water treatment plant at Assnora, Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao said. Alemao said that the rise in the requirement of drinking water in the state has led to the situation of water shortage in few parts of the state.