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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Pyats get more time for CRZ report
As few more coastal panchayats submitted the compliance report, the Bombay High Court at Goa today gave different time frame to various panchayat bodies to submit the compliance report on constructions in No Development Zone.
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Govt to undertake communidade land for afforestation too
The State Forest Department will undertake 450 hectares of government forest and communidade land for afforestation, this monsoon. The set target for the year 2010-11 is 450 ha, which includes 150 ha land under Compensatory Afforestation fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme amounting to Rs 50-60 lakh.
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GC-MS system to help GSPCB in monitoring organic pollutants
The introduction of Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer (GC-MS) system will now help the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to monitor the concentration level of organic pollutants in the environment in better way. The GC-MS system funded by the State government (Rs 44.57 lakh) was inaugurated on Monday at the hands of Environment Minister Aleixo Sequeira.
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Development has damaged Goa environment: Ramesh
Development work had
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Hotel still continues to release raw sewage in Colva nullah
Even as the Colva gram sabha was deliberating on the issue of sewage disposal on Sunday, a hotel establishment
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Preventive steps carried out to control malaria rise in Nagoa-Arpora
Saligao Zilla Parishad member Michael Lobo has carried out preventive measures to control the rise of malaria in Nagoa-Arpora. Acting on a Herald report highlighting the rise of malaria in Nagoa-Arpora Panchayat jurisdiction, Saligao ZP member Lobo immediately swung into action, after residents called on him to carry out preventive measures.
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Uguem locals complain of high turbidity in drinking water
Residents of Uguem-Sanguem have complained of high level of turbidity in the drinking water supplied to them since the last many days.
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Bondla wildlife sanctuary first to be tagged as CHW
Bondla wildlife sanctuary would be the first one to get tagged as Critical Wildlife Habitat (CHW), as entire process for the sanctuary to be notified is over.
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HC seeks report on mining pollution control at Shrigao
The Bombay High Court at Goa on Thursday directed Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to file a compliance report of its (the court
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Pollution Board checks sewage disposal at Colva hotels
The Goa State Pollution Control Board on Thursday conducted random checking of hotels and restaurants in Colva to check the compliance of measures to contain sewage disposal into the storm water drains.