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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Mid-day meal generates heat in Calangute
The mid-day meal scheme has generated heat in the coastal belt of Calangute with parents and others complaining of poor quality meals. According to sources, the mid-day meal scheme of the State government has come under fire for poor quality of meals, where school children in the locality have been constantly complaining of stomachache, etc.
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2 out of 13 mines get clearances
Two out of the 13 mines that were asked to suspend operations have obtained the necessary forest clearances as laid down by the Goa State Pollution Control Board, which will issue revocation orders to these firms soon.
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Consortium to build MPT coal terminal
The Mudra Port and Special Economic Zone Ltd (Ahmedabad) and Adani Enterprises Ltd (Ahmedabad) consortium were today awarded the task of building a mechanized coal handling terminal at berth number 7 of the Mormugao Port Trust.
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GSPCB notices to 125 medical facilities including Asilo, Hospicio
After its campaign against the illegal mine owners recently, the Goa State Pollution Control Board turned its ire towards the hospitals for absence of proper equipment to treat medical waste. The GSPCB has issued notices to around 125 medical facilities including top government hospitals for absence of proper equipment to treat medical waste.
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HC slaps Rs 10,000 fine on MoEF secy
A division bench of the Bombay High Court at Goa has slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on Secretary for Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India for not filing an affidavit as directed by the High Court in a petition on forest protection pending before it.
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Panchayat Bill goes to Gov
The controversial Goa Panchayat Raj (Amendment Bill) 2009, which has been a nightmare for the State Government, is now forwarded to the Governor Shivinder Singh Sidhu for his stamp of approval. The Bill, now in its last lap of becoming an Act, was passed in the last monsoon session of the Goa Legislative Assembly amid a walkout by the Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party.
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Tillari project delay to cost Goa dearly
Over two decades after its commencement, the Tillari Irrigation project is still far from nearing its end thus causing a loss of nearly Rs 1000 crore to the State exchequer. The project said to be Goa
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...says will not close probe into tiger killing case
A day after Keri villagers condemned environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar for defaming the village in tiger killing case, the State Forest Department has said that they will not close the investigations into the case. The Chief Conservator of Forest Dr Shashi Kumar today said that it is too early to say that the department will close the case following adverse forensic findings.
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Chorao, Bondla sanctuaries not to affect anyone: Forest Dept
Forest Department officials have clarified that not a single person will be affected after declaring Chorao Bird Sanctuary and Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary as a Critical Wildlife Habitat (CWH).
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Dirty garbage,clean hands
Strange are the ways of Goa