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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Carambolim VP to set up vermi composting unit
Carambolim Panchayat has decided to set up a Vermi Composting unit in the village. According to sources in panchayat, about 8,000 sq mtrs of land has been identified for setting up the unit in the jurisdiction of Carambolim Panchayat.
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Govt names officers handling Porvorim water woes
The Government today has filed an affidavit giving the names of all concerned officers of the PWD, who would be responsible for, receiving the complaints of concerned citizens with regards to the Porvorim
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Panel okays waste management plant under JNNURM
The process for availing funds under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Development Mission (JNNURM) for Corporation of the City (CCP) has finally got moving. The sub-committee of the State Steering Committee formed for considering and approving projects to be forwarded to JNNURM has approved in- principle Solid Waste Management (SWM) plant for CCP. The proposal for SWM was pending for too long.
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Researchers call for cleaning of beaches to avoid tar-balls impact
SHWETA KAMAT PANJIM, OCT 12 The Ocean Researchers have warned that prompt cleaning of the beaches need to be done to avoid long term impact of tar-balls. The researchers have also suggested that if required even a top layer of the sand should be replaced.
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New CRZ draft to sort out old mess
The Environment and Forest Ministry on Monday mounted FAQs (frequently asked questions) on the draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification issued on September 15 inviting suggestions and objections within 60 days, pointing out 10 major issues of the 1991 notification it seeks to tackle. It says the new objective of the 2010 notification is to ensure livelihood security to communities along t
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GBA to hold protest march for RP 2021 in Panjim
After many reminders through many press notes the Goa Bachao Abhiyan has finally decided to get real.
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Camurlim locals want RP 2021 notified soon
Questioning the long delay in notifying the Regional Plan 2021, Camurlim villagers on Sunday demanded that the government expedite the process and notify the plan at the earliest. At the Sunday gram sabha, members demanded to know the fate of the draft Regional Plant 2021 approved by the panchayat body.
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Digital cyclone alert system for Goa soon
SHWETA KAMAT Goa will now have a digital cyclone warning dissemination system (DCWDS), which will be operated by policemen at the police control room in Panjim. After a break of three years, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has decided to replace its old cyclone warning dissemination system (CWDS) which was based on analog. Talking to Herald, IMD Goa in-charge K V Singh said that th
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1500 TB cases detected in Goa annually
Under Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) over 1500 TB cases are detected in Goa annually but current rate of detection of 58 per cent is less than the rate fixed under RNTCP. One of the objectives of RNTCP is to achieve and maintain a cure rate of at least 85 per cent among newly detected infectious (new sputum smear positive). Dr Jose De Sa, Chief Medical Officer, in-charge
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Goa in Phase II of ADB coastal erosion project
The Asian Development Bank, which will lend up to $250 million (about Rs1,124 crore) for the protection of the coastline in Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra, as part of a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme, has agreed to release the first tranche of the loan