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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MMC directed to stop dumping mixed waste
The Mapusa Municipal Council has been directed by the Goa State Pollution Control Board to stop dumping of unsegregated waste on the Assagao plateau and to prevent such acts put up fencing around the site.
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Deshprabhu fined for illegal mining
The Mines Department has asked former Pernem legislator and Nationalist Congress Party leader Jitendra Deshprabhu to pay a fine of Rs 1.72 crore for illegally extracting iron ore at Corgao village in the taluka. Senior officials said that the department after inspection in survey number 299/0 of Corgao village, had found that the work of loading mineral ore in trucks was being done during night
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Sonsodo plant: Panel for one-time payment of Rs 7.31 cr to Fomento
The High Powered Committee on Sonsodo headed by Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has favoured one-time payment of Rs 7.31 crore to Fomento to set up the waste treatment plant at Sonsodo, with the Chief Minister promising financial grant to the Margao Municipal Council to meet the financial obligations. The draft concession agreement will now be placed before the meeting of the Margao Municipal Coun
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Cyclone early warning project to benefit Goa
Goa will benefit from the contract inked between the Government of Indian and World Bank under which Cyclone Warning Systems would be installed in coastal states. Sources stated the first phase for this project is to the tune of $255 million which will cover the cyclone prone states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which has seen worst ever disasters in recent years. The other states like Goa will
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Now, registration of mining machinery must
Now, registration of mining machinery must In a bid to curb illegal mining, the Transport Department has made the registration of mining machinery mandatory in the state. The decision was taken in a review meeting held on Thursday in which it was pointed out many such machineries are being used for illegal mining without registration. Transport Director Arun Desai said that machineries like J
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Mining corridors planned to ease traffic in Sanguem
Constructions of two mining corridors in Sanguem Taluka are likely to ease the traffic congestion created due to ore laden trucks. Officials stated that mining corridors are bypass roads, which will divert the truck traffic from public roads to these corridors. Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has almost finished the detailed study for two mining corridors
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Benaulim Pyat members boycott anti-plastic drive
Majority of the Benaulim Panchayat members were found conspicuous by their absence at a plastic collection drive organized by the Panchayat body in association with the NSS unit of Damodar College of Commerce and Economics. While around 300 college students turned up in large numbers coinciding with the National Youth Day, the absence of the panch members left the Sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes fum
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Mines Department high on royalty
In what could be called record of sorts, the Mines Department has so far collected Rs 536 crore in form of royalty through export of iron ore and this further expects to touch the Rs 700-crore mark by the end of fiscal year 2010-11. Out of the Rs 536 crore, Rs 528 crore was from royalty imposed on export of iron ore while the rest was from royalty of other minerals. Department of Mines and Geolo