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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Declare Goa as mining affected: GBOA
VASCO: The Goa Barge Owners Association (GBOA) on Monday once again urged the State government to consider its request to bail it out of the mining crisis. During a meeting with Mormugao MLA and Power Minister Milind Naik, GBOA President Atul Jadav stated that the government should allow export of the dumps. "The government should also revise the rate of the dumps as the present one is not feasible taking into account the transportation cost. Dumps should be exported, otherwise these will be rendered useless,” he said.
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Tourism industry calls for increased FSI in RP
PANJIM: While the Regional Plan 2021 for Goa is yet to be finalized after the ensuing Budget Session, the tourism industry in a pre-budget memorandum to the Goa government submitted Monday, has recommended
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Two mining firms refused consent by GSPCB
PANJIM: The Goa State Pollution Control Board has declined to issue consent to operate under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 to two mining firms since the case in pending before the Supreme Court. The Boards order comes on applications filed by M S Talaulikar and Sons Pvt Ltd and G N Agarwal Mining and Export of Mineral ore and further, directions from the Administrative Tribunal which asked the Board to reconsider the application after giving a hearing to the appellant.
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CMC feigns ignorance of garbage heaps burnt at treatment plant
Garbage is being burnt right inside the Dumane Garbage Treatment plant with CMC denying the activity, but a journo’s photographic evidence says it all A high compound wall protected by an iron gate
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Govt undecided on lease renewal of 3 mining firms
PANJIM: The government has still not decided on granting of extensions to mining leases as three companies holding six leases missed the March 7th deadline to pay stamp duty and renew their leases. Of the total Rs 294 crore, which was expected to come in from renewal of 16 mining leases, the government managed to earn Rs 139 crore from seven firms who paid up to renew their 10 leases. Assistant director Mines Parag Nagarcekar said that three companies have not paid the stamp duty and the last date for payment was Thursday.
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40 mining leases may be terminated
PANJIM: The State government is likely to terminate the leases of 40 mines, whose delay in filing the ‘J Form’ was condoned by the former Congress government. Directorate of Mines and Geology on September 15, 2012 had issued show cause notices to 40 mining firms, to explain why action should not be initiated against them for unlawful condonation of delay and why the leases should not be declared as null and void.
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Govt provoked pro-mining lobby: greens
PANJIM: Environmentalists on Monday came out strongly against the government wherein mining-dependent people heckled activists and disrupted a seminar on the Shah Commission report, in Margao on Saturday claiming the government provoked the pro-mining lobby against them. Ramesh Gawas who claimed that he was the main target of the mob, accused Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of provoking the mining-dependent people by making statements like ‘it would not be a surprise if people affected by mining closure attack environmentalists’.
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Major plastic clean-up drive undertaken in Chinchinim
In an unprecedented drive against plastic waste disposal at Chinchinim village, local citizens, youth, clubs, maritime institutions and the local panchayat body joined hands to clear the village roadsides of the tons of plastic waste on Sunday. The entire road from Assolna bridge to Orlim bridge and right up to Digafond near Francon’s maritime academy was cleared of plastic waste disposed off by unscrupulous elements.
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Mining panel reconstituted
PANJIM: State government reconstituted State Level Co-ordination-cum-Empowered Committee under chairmanship of Chief Secretary for regulating mining activities in the State, in its efforts to ensure that there is no delay on making preparations as and when mining starts after the apex court nod, an officer stated. The 16-member committee has the mandate to look into various aspects of mining, right from clearances from various departments, to keep a check on illegal mining.
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Centre’s permissions must prior to renewal of leases, State govts told
PANJIM: The Union Ministry of Mines dropped a bombshell Friday, by shooting a copy of the letter addressed to Orissa government to all State governments which says that basic Central government permissions were needed before renewal of mining leases and permissions from the Indian Bureau of Mines and assessment of amount of mineral left in the lease, feasibility and other such criteria need to be adhered to. The two-page directions received by State Directorate of Mines come on the heels of the communiqué from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests stating that leases cannot be renewed in case any part of the mining lease comes within forest areas and for which forest clearance has to be obtained.