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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GBA does post-mortem of notified regional plans
Says policies ill-defined; calls for change Goa Bachao Abhiyan on Monday claimed the draft Regional Plan 2021 showed 89 active mines whereas the current notified plan shows 129 making it very clear that 40 mining leases have been released during the last three years. The GBA addressed a press conference in the city on Monday to bring to the fore the discrepancies in the notified plans of Pern
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Commotion at Benaulim over waste disposal
Commotion prevailed at Tolleaband-Benaulim on Monday afternoon after local youth assembled to protest against dumping of restaurant waste in the lake. What has agitated the local youth is that the Tolleaband area
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Waste treatment plant at Sonsodo in June?
Hazard a guess when exactly the waste treatment plant at Sonsodo would finally become a reality. Well, Fomento has initially planned to set up the plant and machinery at the dumping site by March 31, 2011.
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Goa sitting on a gold mine, says researcher
Goa can be a next destination for gold mines with umpteen reserves being tapped inside the 15 percent of state
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MMC to restart garbage collection door-to-door
Hoteliers not too happy with the scheme The Margao Municipal Council has decided to revive the door-to-door collection of garbage from the city
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Transport Dept recommends cap on mining trucks
Transport department has recommended that State government should monitor registration of new mining trucks in the wake of Central government
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Annual mining damage to Goa Rs 548 cr: expert
Even as iron ore mining industry contributes 10.14 per cent of State
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Pilgao residents unite against mining project
Residents of Pilgao-Bicholim have stated that the village will be heading towards destruction, as a mining company has come up with a new mining project by acquiring huge tracts of land without following proper procedure. Addressing a press conference here, villagers of Pilgao under
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Commission lift irrigation scheme,Uguem farmers urge Kamat
Farmers from Uguem having their paddy fields in the vicinity of Mortagall, Borcotteagall and Chitopgall wards of Uguem have urged Chief Minister Digambar Kamat for immediate clearance of file pertaining to the commissioning of Lift Irrigation scheme to supply agricultural water to Uguem. Farmers led by Francisco Carvalho informed Herald that in 2008, they had made a representation to the governme