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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Deshprabhu fined for illegal mining
The Mines Department has asked former Pernem legislator and Nationalist Congress Party leader Jitendra Deshprabhu to pay a fine of Rs 1.72 crore for illegally extracting iron ore at Corgao village in the taluka. Senior officials said that the department after inspection in survey number 299/0 of Corgao village, had found that the work of loading mineral ore in trucks was being done during night
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Sonsodo plant: Panel for one-time payment of Rs 7.31 cr to Fomento
The High Powered Committee on Sonsodo headed by Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has favoured one-time payment of Rs 7.31 crore to Fomento to set up the waste treatment plant at Sonsodo, with the Chief Minister promising financial grant to the Margao Municipal Council to meet the financial obligations. The draft concession agreement will now be placed before the meeting of the Margao Municipal Coun
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Cyclone early warning project to benefit Goa
Goa will benefit from the contract inked between the Government of Indian and World Bank under which Cyclone Warning Systems would be installed in coastal states. Sources stated the first phase for this project is to the tune of $255 million which will cover the cyclone prone states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa, which has seen worst ever disasters in recent years. The other states like Goa will
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Now, registration of mining machinery must
Now, registration of mining machinery must In a bid to curb illegal mining, the Transport Department has made the registration of mining machinery mandatory in the state. The decision was taken in a review meeting held on Thursday in which it was pointed out many such machineries are being used for illegal mining without registration. Transport Director Arun Desai said that machineries like J
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Goa mining industry hit by trucker strikes, monsoon
Mining industry officials in Goa here fear a decline in the total quantum of ore exported from Goa owing to the ban on ore export from Karnataka, spontaneous trucker strikes and other issues that have hit the mining industry.
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Goa iron ore exports may plunge due to K'taka ban
Ban on iron ore transportation from neighbouring Karnataka and truckers
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Mining corridors planned to ease traffic in Sanguem
Constructions of two mining corridors in Sanguem Taluka are likely to ease the traffic congestion created due to ore laden trucks. Officials stated that mining corridors are bypass roads, which will divert the truck traffic from public roads to these corridors. Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) has almost finished the detailed study for two mining corridors
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Benaulim Pyat members boycott anti-plastic drive
Majority of the Benaulim Panchayat members were found conspicuous by their absence at a plastic collection drive organized by the Panchayat body in association with the NSS unit of Damodar College of Commerce and Economics. While around 300 college students turned up in large numbers coinciding with the National Youth Day, the absence of the panch members left the Sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes fum
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Iron ore exports from Goa decline 60% in 2010
Iron ore exports from Goa declined over 60 per cent in 2010 due to a five-month ban on low grade ore imports by China steel mills. According to Glenn Kalavampara, secretary of Goa Mineral Ore Exporters