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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NGT asks for ESA finalisation report
MoEF&CC given one month to hand over details PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to submit the compliance report
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Goa seeks 50% reduction in area identified as ESA along Western Ghats
PANJIM: The Goa government has urged the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) requesting an almost 50 per cent reduction in the total area identified as Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESA) along the
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Sal residents serve ultimatum on govt to solve garbage issue
BICHOLIM: Irked over the nuisance created by visitors and the garbage dumped near the bandhara, Sal residents have served an ultimatum on the government that by Saturday the problem is not solved, they
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Fine people dumping garbage by roadside or in open spaces: BDO to p’yats
MARGAO: Block Development Officer Prasidd Naik, who has been appointed in charge to guide panchayats in garbage management in keeping with the orders of the National Green Tribunal, on Monday held a meeting
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Garbage management system in Navelim VP in six months, says P’yat Director
MARGAO: Director of Panchayats Rajendra Satardekar on Monday visited Navelim panchayat to set in motion the process to make it one of the six villages in the State that will have a perfect garbage management
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Six villages, three cities notified for implementing waste management
PANJIM: The State government has notified six villages and three cities as model cities/towns/village panchayats for effective implementation of the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules within
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60 Pvt hospitals issued notices for operating without GSPCB consent
PANJIM: Nearly 60 private hospitals in the State are on the radar of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) for being in operation without obtaining ‘Consent to Operate’ under Air and Water Acts from
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Tar balls invade Zalor beach
MARGAO: The otherwise fascinating Zalor beach that attracts tourists as well as locals wore an ugly look on Sunday as it has been invaded by tar balls that usually make their appearance just before the
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RRC drafts action plan to make polluted river stretches fit for bathing
PANJIM: Disconnecting direct discharge of domestic sewage into rivers or water bodies, construction of septic tank and soak pits by residential houses and installation of bio-toilet facilities are amongst
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State gears up to junk single-use plastic
PANJIM: Plastic bags, straws, cutlery and other disposable plastic items will soon disappear from Goa, as the State government is mulling a complete ban on single-use plastics from September 2019. The