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
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Govt accused of ‘exploiting’ mining affected workers
PANJIM: The All India Trade Union Congress, which has been demanding relief packages for people affected by suspension of mining, has accused State government of “exploiting mining workers” by introducing
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Opposition to Bainguinim waste plant hots up
Old Goa panchayat members and villagers on Sunday decided to stage a rally to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar’s office in protest against setting up of an ultra modern mix garbage treatment plant at Bainguinim.
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Mining dependents cry foul over loan recoveries
PANJIM: Mining dependents under the banner of Goa Mining People’s Front, on Thursday claimed that the loan defaulters are facing recovery proceedings from the banks and other financial institutes and called
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Mining: State seeks Central package
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that the State had sought a compensation package as well as directions to banks to waive off interest and a moratorium on repayments in a letter to the
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Garbage dumps tarnishing this island’s pristine image
VASCO: The pristine St Jacinto Island at Chicalim is now facing an unexpected threat which has nothing to do with politicians or the real estate lobby. Residents are annoyed as a large number of couples,
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100 fall ill after drinking polluted water in Sattari
VALPOI: At least 100 people from three remote villages in Sattari taluka have taken ill after reportedly drinking contaminated water. While people from Zarme, Coporde and Charvane in Sattari began suffering
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Groundwater extraction: WRD flouted rules
CORTALIM: The Water Resources Department (WRD) has been implicit in admitting that while granting permissions for ground water extraction and transportation in Mormugao taluka, the required clearances
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No bio-medical waste burned at GMC: Dean
PANJIM: Goa Medical College and Hospital has refuted that they were burning human anatomical waste as reported by officials of the Goa State Pollution Control Board and has instead asked that the Board
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City has no site for dumping non-conforming waste, yet
MARGAO: The Margao Municipal Council has no dedicated site for disposing non-conforming waste, including thermocol waste generated in the city. While Fomento Green, which is manning the Sonsodo dump yard,
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Polluted Margao wells being drained out
MARGAO: The work of draining out water from contaminated drinking water wells in the Sirvodem ward of Margao Municipal Council commenced on Friday, even as the Margao Urban Health centre despatched the