Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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Technical sanction stalls CCPs waste treatment plant
PANJIM: While Corporation of the City of Panjim (CCP) is desperate to submit its proposal to set up waste treatment plant in Baiguinim to the government, it is been unable to move forward since the project has not received technical sanction. PWD has returned the project claiming it has no technical expertise, as told by Mayor Yatin Parekh. Since the garbage crises last month, CCP has
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Meet to review status of Sonsodo waste plant
Margao: Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has disclosed plans to convene a joint meeting with the concerned parties to review the status of the waste treatment plant at Sonsodo.
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Cos with Pellet Plants to Get Priority in Mine Allocation
Move to incentivise steel plants that invest in improving iron ore facilities
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Levy cess on tourism activities to develop protected areas: MoEF
Panjim: Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has recommended imposing
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State to finalize draft mineral policy in a month
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has proposed to come out with a specific mineral policy in line with the National Mineral Policy of the Centre. The draft of the policy is expected to be readied within a month and it will be posted on the site of the state steel & mines department to invite objections and comments from various stakeholders. The state specific mineral policy will emphasize
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Sewerage connections compulsory for households: Corporation
Margao: The Goa Sewerage Development Corporation has said the government has made sewerage connections compulsory for households in areas where the facility is made available. Speaking to newsmen after commissioning the Rs 6.6 crore sewerage project in the Sirvodem ward of Margao Municipal Council, Corporation Chairman Ganashyam Shirodkar said households cannot say no to sewerage connections on t
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Illegal garbage dumping plagues Saligao
<p>Saligao was a typical scenic Goan village, but garbage dumped illegally is gradually plaguing its wards creating a stink and posing health hazards to residents. Residents of Piquen Morod, Saligao and surrounding areas have been forced to face garbage stink due to illegal waste dumping activities at Saligao.
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Panjim breathes easy as CCP clears garbage
Panjim: The garbage situation in the Panjim eased yesterday with workers of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) working overnight to clear garbage lying unattended around parts of the city.
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Scrap Recycling Unit Scheme hits roadblock
MARGAO: The Goa Waste (Scrap) Recycling Unit Scheme 2010 has hit a road block, with the authorities unable to get the required land for the trade zones to rehabilitate the scrap yards and the process of registration of the scrap yards progressing at a snail
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Door-to-door waste collection scheme launched in Cuncolim
MARGAO: A year after the commissioning of garbage treatment plant, Cuncolim Municipal Council has taken another leap forward in tackling waste, with the civic body launching the door-to-door garbage collection scheme on a pilot basis on Tuesday. In fact, door-to-door collection of garbage became a reality in Ward Nos 3 & 4 of the civic body after the ambitious scheme was launched at the hands of