Affidavit by the state of Goa in the matter of news item titled "India lost 2.33 million hectares of tree cover since 2000 global forest watch" appearing in the Indian Express dated April 13, 2024. As per the State of Forests Report of 2023, the total forest cover in Goa …
The United Goans Democratic Party has said it is deeply disturbed by news reports that the imposition of a 50 rupees cess per ton on extraction and sale of minerals is a mere ploy to extort money from the mine owners. UGDP Acting President, Radharao Gracias has called upon the …
A delegation of the Mission Bypass Forum (MBF) of Curchorem met government officials on Wednesday, urging them to resolve the dust pollution and traffic congestion problems faced by people of Curchorem and Sanvordem. Quepem Deputy Police Superintendent Rohidas Patre assured the delegation that he would convene a meeting with the …
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat today emphasized the need to make sewerage connections compulsory for residents in areas having sewerage projects. Stating that sewerage scheme was initiated five years ago, he said it would be better to connect private toilets to sewer lines and pursuing the matter, the government can even …
REAL estate major K Raheja has challenged the Goa government's decision to scrap the approved SEZ before the Bombay High Court. "We have already made it clear that our SEZ was non-polluting and as such there is no reason for the government to stop it. We have invested a lot …
The North District Administration has flagged down cruise boat operations along River Mandovi for alleged noise pollution and has curtailed use of sound permits to a weekly basis. Additional Collector Swapnil Naik disclosed that a monitoring station is being set up near Miramar where sound decibels would be checked and …
Urban Development Minister Joaquim Alemao today said that the Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP) is currently facing crisis in collecting and disposing municipal solid waste due to non-availability of a dumping site. Replying to fears raised by the Panjim MLA Manohar Parrikar and Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginaldo, Alemao stated …
Protesting against the Quepem Municipal Council's (QMC) failure to lift garbage, Opposition Councillors on Thursday served an eight-day ultimatum, threatening to dump the same in front of the municipality building. Councillors Rahul Pereira, Cathy Fernandes, Nana Gaonkar and Antoneitta Simoes led the villagers in the morcha which started from Quepem …
Amid furor in the House over plans to set up waste treatment plant at Bainguinim, the Government today decided to appoint a House committee, which will identify a site for disposal of garbage collected from the municipal limits of Corporation of City of Panaji (CCP). Replying to Calling Attention Motion …
The Cunchelim Action Committee (CAC), residents of Cunchelim, Ward I of the Mapuca Municipal Council (MMC), have reiterated their opposition to plans by the MMC to acquire land for the proposed garbage disposal site in their area. Incidentally, the Cunchelim Communidade has also opposed the move to acquire its land …
Chief Minister Digambar Kamat has said that his government is committed for the welfare of needy and poor people and is giving a priority to the development of rural areas. He was speaking at the Youth Convention organised by the Sattari Yuva Morcha at Nanus-Valpoi on Sunday. Speaker Pratapsingh Rane, …
Bicholim Deputy Collector Arvind Bugde has threatened to penalize ore transport operators if they violated rules while transporting mining ore from Tivim to Bicholim. The deputy collector warned the ore transport operators of strict action at a meeting on Thursday to resolve differences between the residents and transport operators, following …
After Colva, malaria has raised its ugly head in coastal Benaulim due to the booming construction activity. As many as 16 cases of plasmodium falciparum have been detected near a construction site, close to a starred hotel over the last few days, causing concern both amongst locals as well as …
The dumping of garbage barely 500 metres from the Dabolim Airport has posed a serious threat to planes at the Dabolim airport, with three cases of planes being hit by birds in January alone. Despite laws prohibiting garbage sites in close proximity to the airport, garbage and waste from houses …
While the State and the Central Governments are giving special thrust on quality of education, the Goa Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (GSSA) is also playing its part in improving the quality of education at the primary school level.According to the GSSA Director Dr P R Nadkarni, the earlier pattern was just …
The Mormugao Bachao Abhiyan (MBA) has commenced a signature campaign to protest against coal dust pollution in port town due to coal and coke handling at Mormugao Port at berth no 10, 11, 5A and 6A. It may be recalled that recently the Port Town witnessed massive protests against coal …
On not being satisfied with the present arrangement on disposal of bio-medical waste, the High Court has asked the government to file an affidavit on the matter. While hearing a suo motto petition on garbage, the Bombay High Court at Goa on Tuesday directed Secretary Health to file an affidavit …
Finance Minister Dayanand Narvekar has asserted that agricultural land in the State too shall be protected on the lines of ban on sale of land to foreigners. Agricultural land, he said, will be allowed to be sold only for agricultural purpose and not to persons other than agriculturists. This, he …
The momentum against mega-housing projects across the State's countryside is gaining momentum with each passing day. Saturday saw Goa Hitrakhan Manch expressing its strong opposition to the recent trend of mega-housing projects proposed in Goan villages by builders from outside the State. Fully supporting the sentiments of the people of …
latest data on constructions in the Coastal Regulatory Zone (crz)- iii in Goa show that the number of structures in the coastal villages of Goa has almost doubled in the past 15 years. During 1991-206, structures between 200 m and 500 m of the high tide line increased from more …
bombay High Court in Goa has asked the state government to initiate immediate action against owners and operators of all illegal basalt quarries in the state and against government officials responsible for allowing these mines to function. A division bench of the court issued the directive on February 6 following …
