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 …
PONDA: The authorities looking into the water crisis at OPA dam are now pinning all their hopes on the expected rainfall this monsoon season as they have run out of all other emergency measures. WRD, PWD and other officials are struggling to maintain sufficient water level and while there have …
SALIGAO/CALANGUTE: Reeling under the growing menace of plastic waste, Aldona, Nachinola, Moira, Colvale, Camurlim and Calangute on Sunday resolved to ban the use of plastics, especially plastic bags, at their respective gram sabha meets. At all meets, members adopted resolutions to ban plastic in their villages. This was in keeping …
Panaji: Two years after former CM Manohar Parrikar laid out a roadmap to make Goa garbage-free by 2020, his successor Pramod Sawant pushed that target back by at least four years. “It is not possible to make Goa totally garbage-free,” he said on Wednesday. He said that with awareness and …
Valpoi: An eight-hour-long protest staged by over 200 villagers of Sattari taluka on Tuesday to legitimise their encroachment in the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary took an ugly turn by evening after they set the sanctuary’s checkpost at Kumthal-Caranzol on fire. They also uprooted the poles erected to demarcate the protected area, …
SALIGAO: The biomedical waste management cell of Indian Medical Association (IMA) Goa had a detailed meeting on the issue of biomedical waste and authorisation/consent to operate under the ‘Biomedical Waste Management and Handling Rules 2016’ applicable to healthcare facilities in Goa was held at the State Pollution Control Board(GSPCB) conference …
BICHOLIM: The Bicholim Municipal Council (BMC) and the Health Department have issued around 175 notices to the people for polluting the Bicholim River and have stated that if precautionary measures are not taken within 15 days then strict action would be taken against them. Speaking to Herald BMC chairman Satish …
CANACONA: River Rejuvenation Committee constituted by the order of the National Green Tribunal has proposed the implementation and execution of the action plan to rejuvenate the polluted stretches of Talpona river. Talpona River which originates in the dense, mixed pristine jungles of Ravan Dongar in between Nane and Kuske on …
CANACONA: Even a year after National Green Tribunal (NGT) directed PVC pipe manufacturers to print a warning about the presence of harmful chemicals, including lead, in the pipes, evniornmentalists allege that manufacturers have allegedly failed to do so and allegedly continue to market the products without the mandatory warning. Jan …
The five-decade-old mining industry in the coastal state came to a standstill in March last year, after the Supreme Court quashed the second renewal of 88 iron ore mining leases. Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said that some positive signs will be visible in the next six months as …
PANJIM: In a move towards implementation of Polluter Pays Principle as directed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the industries causing “substantial damage” to environment would be fined between Rs 10,000 to Rs 10 lakh as per the decision taken by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), the nodal …
Panaji: Following an appeal by the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has suspended its May 1 order directing the coastal regulator to deposit Rs 1 crore for failing to act against all temporary structures in no-development zones at Morjim, Mandrem, Galgibaga and Agonda. The …
CANACONA: Once famous for clams harvested from their riverbeds, Canacona and Betul are facing a critical situation as the shellfish is reported to be on the verge of extinction due to water pollution. It was once a common site at this time of the year to see men, women and …
MoEF&CC; given one month to hand over details PANJIM: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed Union Ministry for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC;) to submit the compliance report on the finalisation of Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESA) along the Western Ghat region within one month. NGT Principal Bench chaired by …
PANJIM: The Goa government has urged the Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) requesting an almost 50 per cent reduction in the total area identified as Eco-Sensitive Areas (ESA) along the Western Ghats region, under the latter’s draft notification issued in October 2018. The High Level Working Group (HLWG) …
BICHOLIM: Irked over the nuisance created by visitors and the garbage dumped near the bandhara, Sal residents have served an ultimatum on the government that by Saturday the problem is not solved, they would stop the pumping of water to Padosem water treatment plant. Sal residents and the panchayat held …
MARGAO: Block Development Officer Prasidd Naik, who has been appointed in charge to guide panchayats in garbage management in keeping with the orders of the National Green Tribunal, on Monday held a meeting with the panchayats of the Cuncolim constituency at Chandor Cavorim panchayat. The meeting was attended by local …
MARGAO: Director of Panchayats Rajendra Satardekar on Monday visited Navelim panchayat to set in motion the process to make it one of the six villages in the State that will have a perfect garbage management system in place within the next six months. He disclosed that Navelim was one of …
PANJIM: The State government has notified six villages and three cities as model cities/towns/village panchayats for effective implementation of the provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules within six months. In the list of panchayats, Se Old Goa (Tiswadi), Aldona (Bardez), Oxel (Bardez), Navelim (Salcete), Chicalim (Mormugao) and Uguem (Sanguem) …
PANJIM: Nearly 60 private hospitals in the State are on the radar of Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) for being in operation without obtaining ‘Consent to Operate’ under Air and Water Acts from the board. The Board last week issued notices to the private hospitals asking to show cause …
MARGAO: The otherwise fascinating Zalor beach that attracts tourists as well as locals wore an ugly look on Sunday as it has been invaded by tar balls that usually make their appearance just before the monsoons. People venturing into the sea complained of a slimy feel as the tar balls …
