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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Ponda civic body looking out for land to dump garbage
With the recent outbreak of viral hepatitis in Panjim due to the spread of contaminated water, Ponda could well be the next town headed for a similar epidemic. This is because the Ponda Municipal
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HC admits plea against mining activities in Rivona
The Panjim Bench of Bombay High Court headed by Justice RJ Kochar and Justice PV Hardas has admitted the writ petition filed by the Krishi Vikas Ekta Sangh, an NGO based in Mushcavrem ward of Rivona
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HC order may boost clay Ganesh idols
The suggestions of the Panjim Bench of the Bombay High Court to Goa State government to ban sale of Ganesh idols made of Plaster of Paris seems to have some effect on the Ganesh idol market in the
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Margao soakpits major threat for water contamination
It was sheer providence that might have averted an outbreak of any 'water-borne' diseases around Pajifond-Malbhat area in Margao area in Goa, last month, but Margao city as a whole faces the constant
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32 city-restaurants to down shutters
33 restaurants wil down their shutters beginning to carry out major repairs and maintenance work of their kitchen as part of the first phase of cleanliness drive - a fall-out of the viral Hepatitis E
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After PWD water, now some city wells are contaminated
All doesn't seem to be well in Panjim as the efforts to tackle the problem of jaundice have received a set back following a discovery that wells in the city from where water was supplied to some
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Dengue cases on the rise in State
In a span of around ten days, Goa has recorded more cases of dengue fever than in the eleven years from 1990 to 2001, including its first ever death. With one more case of dengue detected, the
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Govt survey on wells kicks up a row
A row has erupted over the exact number of drinking water wells, including abandoned ones, in Salcete in Goa. While though it's a known fact that most houses in the taluka do have a provision for
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Mining companies accused of violating HC order
Krishi Ekta Sangh, a NGO spearheading the environment protection campaign in the remote Rivona village, of Sanguem district of Goa, has complained of the indirect discharge of water into Vargothi vod
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Strict ban sought on plaster of paris Ganesh idols
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti in Goa has demanded strict ban on Ganesh idols made of plaster of paris and use of chemical paitns to avoid descretion of the idols after immersion. The Samiti has also