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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Favours well planned SEZs
Goa State Industrial Association (GSIA) today said that few carefully designed SEZs would have fuelled the growth of Medium and Small Scale Micro Entrepreneurs (MSSME) sector in Goa.
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GSIA blames lack of policy, political wrangling for poor industrial growth
Goa State Industries Association (GSIA) has said that the lack of policy and several factors related to current political wrangling has plagued the industrial scenario in the state.
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Joaquim to meet TCP officials to enable Chandor locals verify RP
Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao on Sunday promised to fix up an appointment with the Town and Country Planning Department officials to enable the villagers of Cavorim Chandor to check the map of their village before it is notified as part of the Regional Plan 2021. While asserting that he personally was keen that the Regional Plan 2021 be notified as soon as possible, Alemao, however, p
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Areal villagers to oppose scrap yards
The gram sabha of Sao Jose de Areal on Sunday resolved to oppose the setting up of the scrap yards in the Nessai Industrial Estate. The issue figured at the Sunday gram sabha when members demanded to know the fate of the scrap yards dotting the village countryside.
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Nauxi fisherfolks vow to oppose MPTs marina deal
Fearing that their only source of livelihood is under threat, the tribal fisherfolks of Nauxi have come together to oppose any development by M/s Kargwal Constructions Pvt Ltd, which has signed 30 years lease deed with MPT for construction and operation of marina on the waterfront of Nauxi. At a meeting held at Nauxi village, which comprises 100% tribal population with fishing being a primary sou
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GBA gears up for showdown with govt on RP anomalies
The State Government should now prepare to face fireworks from Goa Bachao Abhiyan (GBA) which is yet again gearing up to fight government on the issue of Regional Plan (RP). The GBA activists which met in the city today to discuss RP came to the conclusion that the government has not been sincere with inculcating aspirations of Goans in RP 2021.
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Land losers will get jobs too: CM
Asserting that the government is committed to bring a total change in the land acquisition policy, Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Sunday said that henceforth land losers will not only receive compensation as per the prevailing market rates, but the victims will be provided jobs in lieu of the land acquired for public utility projects.
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CRZ activists chide CM for soft corner to illegal structures in MMC
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat
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Garbage must be segregated
Even as the city of Margao looks forward to the signing of the concession agreement between the Margao Municipal Council and Fomento, which will set into motion the plan to dispose off the city
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Centre issues order to denotify three Goa SEZs
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday issued an order kicking off the process for denotification of three SEZs (Special Economic Zones) in Goa. The actual denotification, however, will take time as the proposal has to go before the Board of Approval that sanctions SEZs and no meeting of the board is still fixed.