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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Panel calls for probe on illegal mining
The Ad Hoc Committee (ADC) has recommended that the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) should conduct a fact finding study of the illegal mining activities, if any, and also investigate and study the modalities of the illegal mechanism.
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Fishermen oppose plan to set up water sports unit in Goa
PANAJI: The proposed National Institute of Water Sports being set up at Caranzalem Bay, 3 km from here, is facing opposition from fishermen in the area as, according to them,
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Malaria: A Preventable Scourge
For Malaria, an ounce of prevention is worth hundreds of pounds of cure, says Dr NADIA RANGEL PINTO The disease that is foremost in our minds during the monsoon is the parasitic disease Malaria. It is one of the oldest diseases, and transmitted by a familiar vector
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Tillari project wont be ready until 2012
This was a written reply given by Water Resources Minister to a starred question tabled by Siolim MLA Dayanand Mandrekar on the exact status of the project. In his reply, the Water Resources Minister further stated the total cost of the project was Rs 1612.15 crore and the cost of the canal network running through Goa was Rs 524.54 crore.
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Mining silt renders Pale fields uncultivable
Several fields in Ambeshi and Devulwada, Pale, were rendered uncultivable due to the mining silt in the area. According to sources, the silt which was on the roads has entered into the fields, thereby damaging crops.
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Promises comprehensive development plan for city
SGPDA Chairman Mauvin Godinho has said the planning body will put in place the comprehensive development plan for Margao city after taking the public views into account.
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Clean & green Margao exercise takes off
The ambitious exercise to make Margao clean and green got underway at the SGPDA parking lot on Sunday. Even as Chief Minister Digambar Kamat rooted for planting fruit bearing saplings as part of the tree plantation drive, the Margao Municipal Council along with NGOs Rotary Club and Nisarga has identified around 200 sites within the municipal jurisdiction to grow more trees.
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MMC seeks proposals on solid waste management
The Margao Municipal Council on Friday called for a Request for Proposal (RFP) from professionals and consultancy firms in the field of solid waste project management to monitor the work of installation of waste processing and disposal facility at Sonsoddo.
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Pyats get more time for CRZ report
As few more coastal panchayats submitted the compliance report, the Bombay High Court at Goa today gave different time frame to various panchayat bodies to submit the compliance report on constructions in No Development Zone.
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Govt to undertake communidade land for afforestation too
The State Forest Department will undertake 450 hectares of government forest and communidade land for afforestation, this monsoon. The set target for the year 2010-11 is 450 ha, which includes 150 ha land under Compensatory Afforestation fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) scheme amounting to Rs 50-60 lakh.