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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Water woes of Porvorim,Mapusa to be solved soon
The water shortage faced by the people of Porvorim and Mapusa would be solved by April 2011 with the augmentation of water treatment plant at Assnora, Public Works Department Minister Churchill Alemao said. Alemao said that the rise in the requirement of drinking water in the state has led to the situation of water shortage in few parts of the state.
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Diversion of forest land for mining to be put on hold: Filipe Neri
Diversion of forest land for mining to be put on hold: Filipe Neri Forest Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues assured the State Legislative assembly that all the proposals to divert the forest land for mining purpose would be put on hold and the officers would be instructed not to process any such proposals Cornered by Leader of Opposition Manohar Parrikar and Aldona MLA Dayanand Narvekar over div
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Draft Goa state forest policy 2009
<p>The state government has finally declared the 'Goa state forest policy - 2009' even as the green cover has shrunk drastically and is further threatened by mining and development activities. The policy seeks to blend the basic principles of the national forest policy ( NFP 1988) with the state's needs.
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Davorlim opposes land acquisition
Agitated members of the Davorlim gram sabha on Sunday registered their strong protest over the government
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NCP leaders mine figures in illegal list
A mine owned by a senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader is amongst 17 mines which have been termed illegal by State Forest Department. As per the reply given by the Forest Minister Filip Nery Rodrigues to the state Legislative Assembly, the department has already filed complaint against the manager of the mine, which is owned by Prafulla Hede, NCP
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Pawar aide under scanner for illegal mining in Goa
The Goa Forest Department is probing Prafulla Hede, a close aide of Sharad Pawar, for operating an open cast iron ore mine without requisite permissions in a forested area in the State.
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Colva sabha calls for illumination of Sernabatim-Gandaulim belt
The Colva gram sabha on Sunday has told the panchayat body to submit a memorandum to Tourism Minister Nilkhant Harlankar demanding illumination of the village beach belt Sernabatim-Colva-Gandaulim. At the meeting held on Sunday, gram sabha members further demanded that the Panchayat take up with the Tourism Minister to construction of retaining wall and steps wherever required along the beach s
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Oil, grease below detectable level in Comba wells: report
In an interesting development vis-
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Fresh fruit & pond fish erase scars at closed Goa mines
Sanquelim (Goa) Of late, mining has been a bone of contention and a cause of great controversy in the corridors of power, the industry, and certainly in the media. Mining companies have been damned, crucified and charged with crony capitalism and causing irreparable damage to the environment.
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Centre rejects Goas plea on sand mining
In a major victory for the environmentalists, Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has turned down Goa