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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Cabinet nod to Chhattisgarh coal block proposal
The Cabinet has given its nod for going ahead with the proposal for availing coal block in Chhattisgarh. Disclosing this to reporters, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat said that Goa was the only State so far, which had not even applied for a coal block. The Centre awards coal blocks to every State, in various parts of the country, and whatever coal is mined is used at the plant to generate power.
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Waste segregation campaign to begin in Margao on Dec 4
Come December 4 and the Margao Municipal Council will kick off an intensive campaign across the Commercial Capital to create awareness amongst the citizens on waste segregation and door-to-door garbage collection. The campaign is intended to bring about awareness on waste segregation as the civic body will start door-to-door garbage collection from six municipal wards from January 1, 2009.
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Socorro locals want TCP team to explain draft RP 2021
Residents of Socorro have resolved not to make any suggestions to the draft plan until the technical team of Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department explains the draft regional plan. This was decided at the Socorro Panchayat extraordinary gram sabha on Sunday, which was convened at the panchayat hall to constitute the committee to scrutinize the Draft Regional Plan 2021.
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Waste compositing begins at Sonsodo
For the first time ever, segregation and composting of daily waste commenced at the Sonsodo dumping yard on Thursday with technical expertise from Goa Foundation, with Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat promising all help and co-operation to the Civic body to tide over the situation.
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No-No to Nano in Goa
By Melba Mergulh
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Activist moves HC to remove RCC piles from Mandovi river
Who granted approval for the construction of concrete piles erected in the middle of the river Mandovi which is providing anchorage to the casino vessel
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Plastic bins come under attack
MARGAO, NOV 24 Even as the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to handle the tones of waste on scientific lines, a new problem is raising its ugly head and staring at the Civic body. Miscreants
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Garbage and the village (editorial)
Goa has a number of
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Law enforcers urged to seize trucks dumping garbage at Patto
PANJIM, NOV 20 Panjim-based Goa People
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Villagers gherao Quepem official over overloaded mining trucks
QUEPEM, NOV 19 Villagers of Copelabhat-Quepem on Wednesday evening gheraoed Quepem Assistant Director of Transport G S Narvekar for the failure to take action against the overloading of mining trucks. According to reports, about 10 villagers barged into the cabin of Narvekar and sought to know what action has been taken against the overloading of mining trucks.