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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Govt puts fish plant land acquisition on hold
Agitation by Velim villagers against the proposed fish meal plant at the Cutbona fishing jetty drew first success, with the government on Tuesday deciding to keep on hold the land acquisition process to acquire land admeasuring 30,000 square meters for the project. The government
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Panchwadi villagers complain against building mining road
Panchwadi villagers along with Fr Rodrigues called on the Minister for Environment Alexio Sequeira at his Raia residence on Monday morning regarding construction of mining road through their village. The villagers enlightened the Minister of the ill effects and other problems of dust pollution, heavy traffic in their small village etc.
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Greens call for celebrating eco-friendly Ganesh
SHWETA KAMAT PANJIM, AUG 30 Environmentalists in Goa have appealed to the people to opt for eco-friendly methods to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi this year. Charting out various ways that can help you have pollution-free Chovoth (Ganesh Chaturthi), the environmentalists feel that changing social ethos are increasingly casting its shadow over the celebration making it inimical to environment. Reno
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Canacona MLA calls for equipping Disaster Management panel suitably
Canacona MLA Vijay Poi Khot has called for fixing up priority list beforehand by the Disaster Management Committee to suitably equip itself in the event of disasters that may befall in any form. Poi Khot was speaking at the installation, introduction and orientation programme for village level disaster management committees, organized by Disaster Management Committee (South) and Deputy Collector
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Fish meal plant at Cutbona jetty faces stiff opposition
Fisheries department
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HC bans cutting of trees for Tivim cricket stadium
The Bombay High Court at Goa has disposed off a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition filed challenging the permission granted by Ministry of Environment & Forest (MoEF) for felling 2500 trees for construction of international cricket stadium in Tivim with a direction to Goa Cricket Association (GCA) that no trees shall be cut until it obtains all construction clearances. The Goa Foundation,
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Govt fooling people on RP 2021: GBA
Yet again strongly protesting the slow pace of work on the Regional Plan 2021, Goa Bachao Abhiyan on Thursday said that the State Assembly was misled on the taluka plans for Canacona and Pernem stating the same would be released by August 31, 2010. In a press release issued here, the GBA observed,
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Panel moots tighter curbs on environment violation
A panel set up to suggest a new approach to monitor compliance of environment and CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone) clearances wants amendments in the Environment (Protection) Act to provide it teeth to punish violators with stringent punishment. In its draft report put on the Environment and Forest Ministry
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State Wildlife Board objects to NH4A expansion, seek details
<p>Already jinxed National Highway–NH4A expansion has faced another setback with State Wildlife Board (SWB) rising queries on the road passing through Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary.<br /> The special meeting of SWB, called today raised objection to the expansion of road and demanded that a detail report of the project to be submitted to the committee.
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MP opposes ban on export of Goan ore
Goa Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik has strongly opposed nationalisation of mines and a blanket ban on the export of iron ore, even though, he said, he is personally inclined towards socialist policies.