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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Expansion of sewage treatment plant at Sirvodem opposed
MARGAO: Demanding scrapping of the land acquisition process to acquire fields for the expansion of Margao sewage treatment plant at Sirvodem, Navelim villagers on Sunday have resolved to write to the Margao Municipal Council to stop to the discharge of city
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Many bore wells in Vasco go dry
VASCO: Providing bore wells is one thing, but maintaining them is another. To solve the problem of water scarcity, the Vasco PWD (water section) had dug 30 bore wells in and around Vasco.
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Cansaulim insists on notification of eco-sensitive zones
PANJIM, NOV 10 Village group of Cansaulim have insisted notification of eco-sensitive zones and restriction of construction to 50 Floor Area Report (FAR) pending finalization of the Regional Plan (RP) 2021. This was discussed during a village level meeting at Cansaulim Panchayat, on Tuesday, which was attended by several hundred villagers. GBA convenor Sabina Martins said that the villagers sou
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Demand end to dust pollution in village
Sao Jose de Areal on Tuesday demanded an end to the dust pollution caused by a fibre unit in the village. Villagers came out in large numbers as officials of the Goa Pollution Control Board and Health department conducted inspections of the fibre and carbon units. Health officials told Herald after the inspection of the fibre unit that they have noticed discrepancies including discharge of water
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Smoke emitting from garbage fire at Assagao
The garbage containing plastic and rubber waste that has been dumped on Assagao Plateau by Mapusa Municipal Council (MMC) has been set on fire, emitting hazardous smoke for the last couple of days. The smoke is not only causing discomfort to the residents of Ganeshpuri, Housing Board and Ektanagar, but it is also hazardous for health of human beings. In a letter to the MMC chief officer, Shiv
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5-star hotels within CRZ will go: Jairam
PANJIM: A statement which could ruffle many feathers in political and business circles, the Union Minister for Environment Jairam Ramesh has categorically stated that all five-star hotels and vacation beach complexes constructed by violating Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) will have to face the axe in Goa. According to Ramesh there are approximately 8,000 illegal structures in Goa as per satellite
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NFF strike for changes to draft CRZ notification
PANJIM: Those who love to have fish on a daily basis may have to do without it on October 29, 2010.
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Parking woes still haunt Madgaokars
Parking woes still haunt Madgaokars If vehicular parking was an election issue in the Commercial Capital in the 2005 Civic polls, parking is not just an issue in the ensuing polls, but continues to be the major problem facing the city. This is despite the fact that the city is blessed with three open spaces in the heart of the town at the Old bus stand, old fish market and the pick-up stand. In
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Rs 375 cr collected as royalty on mines
PANJIM : Thanks to the Centre
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Govt asked to file affidavit on noise pollution
PANJIM: The High Court of Bombay at Goa on Wednesday, directed the State government to file an affidavit in a Miscellaneous Civil Application filed by the Citizen