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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Property damaged as gusty winds wreck havoc in Durbhat
A person was injured, while six houses and two four-wheelers were damaged, after gusty winds hit Tariwado-Adpai in Durbhat-Agapur panchayat area, Ponda, on Wednesday at about 11.30 am. Villagers have claimed that they have never witnessed such kind of activity in the locality.
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SEZ petitions: final arguments on July 27, 28
The Bombay High Court at Goa will hear the final argument over petitions and public interest litigations (PIL) related to Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on July 27 and 28.
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Panel calls for probe on illegal mining
The Ad Hoc Committee (ADC) has recommended that the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) should conduct a fact finding study of the illegal mining activities, if any, and also investigate and study the modalities of the illegal mechanism.
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Malaria: A Preventable Scourge
For Malaria, an ounce of prevention is worth hundreds of pounds of cure, says Dr NADIA RANGEL PINTO The disease that is foremost in our minds during the monsoon is the parasitic disease Malaria. It is one of the oldest diseases, and transmitted by a familiar vector
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Tillari project wont be ready until 2012
This was a written reply given by Water Resources Minister to a starred question tabled by Siolim MLA Dayanand Mandrekar on the exact status of the project. In his reply, the Water Resources Minister further stated the total cost of the project was Rs 1612.15 crore and the cost of the canal network running through Goa was Rs 524.54 crore.
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Mining silt renders Pale fields uncultivable
Several fields in Ambeshi and Devulwada, Pale, were rendered uncultivable due to the mining silt in the area. According to sources, the silt which was on the roads has entered into the fields, thereby damaging crops.
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Promises comprehensive development plan for city
SGPDA Chairman Mauvin Godinho has said the planning body will put in place the comprehensive development plan for Margao city after taking the public views into account.
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Clean & green Margao exercise takes off
The ambitious exercise to make Margao clean and green got underway at the SGPDA parking lot on Sunday. Even as Chief Minister Digambar Kamat rooted for planting fruit bearing saplings as part of the tree plantation drive, the Margao Municipal Council along with NGOs Rotary Club and Nisarga has identified around 200 sites within the municipal jurisdiction to grow more trees.
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NGO moves court to protect forests
In a bid to stop Forest Department from allowing open forest land being diverted to non-forest use -- Goa Foundation (GF), an NGO pursuing environmental issues, has moved High Court.
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MMC seeks proposals on solid waste management
The Margao Municipal Council on Friday called for a Request for Proposal (RFP) from professionals and consultancy firms in the field of solid waste project management to monitor the work of installation of waste processing and disposal facility at Sonsoddo.