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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Free to pollute again
It is clear in retrospect that the entire drama of stopping the unloading of coal at the Morgmugao harbour was a farce enacted for the benefit of the BJP legislator Rajendra Arlekar. The Vasco
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Heavy rains wreak havoc in Panjim
Monsoon fury broke loose in the capital city of Panjim causing major landslides and disrupting normal life. The city experienced a heavy downpour sending laterite soil of Altinho hill slope gushing
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Menace of malaria in Goa
The problem of malaria prevention in Goa is easier as far as natural difficulties are concerned. Not only can the incidence of malaria be reduced, it can also be absulutely eradicated. But, this
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Disasters unlimited
It is only due to the grace and the benediction of Goemcho Saib and Shantadurga that Goa continues to survive all the man-made calamities visited on it. Naphtha pipe lines tend to leak on a regular
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Willy castigates Azgaonkar for sabotaging garbage plant
Saligao MLA, Dr Wilfrid de Souza, came down heavily against Panchayat and Housing Minister, Manohar (Babu) Azgaonkar, for what he called the latter's efforts to sabotage North Goa's garbage treatment
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Mining threatens to wipe out farming in Rivona, Uguem
Mining activity may have gone slow due to incessant rains since the past few days, but the effects caused by mining activities in the remote Mushcavrem ward in Rivona panchayat and Ponsamoll ward in
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Goa's forest cover highest among neighbouring states
Though Kerala and Manipur may look green on brochures and magazines, Goa is as much greener and has increased its green cover over a period of 14 years. Goa's forest cover is 56.59% which is the
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Govt fails to control CRZ violations
Though Goa's coastline is well protected by the CRZ provisions barring any construction within 500 metres of the High Tide Line, the aspect involving monitoring of the same by district level
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Govt will deal strictly over CRZ implementation: Baalu
Union Environment and Forests Minister, TR Baalu, indicated that there would be no let up whatsoever in implementing the Coastal Zone Regulations in the country. Mr Baalu, who was on a two-day visit
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Forest and Ecology
There are many issues that cry for the attention of the parlimentary committee on environment and forests. The foremost being the continuing depredation of the mining industry. The Mineral Foundation