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 …
About 300 residents from Curchorem urged Curchorem-Cacora Municipal Council (CCMC) to take action against mobile towers in Curchorem, if they are found to be illegal. The residents in their letter to CCMC stated that some residents from Carriamoddi-Curchorem objected to erection of mobile towers because of personal vested interest and …
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday assured that most people in the State will get water supply 24x7 with the completion of Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) project by 2014. Parrikar was speaking after laying the foundation stone for the construction of the overhead reservoir at Mangor, Vasco, under Salaulim …
Food samples collected by Food and Drugs Administration inspectors from Mallikharjun High School in Canacona and the premises of Omkar Self Help Group which prepared the meals were found to contain E coli bacteria, the FDA said. Both samples of patal bhaji and bread collected from the school and Omkar …
OMM’s ops suspended; Shri Mallikarjun PTA meet today to discuss issue Over 2,000 students from different schools in Canacona had to go without mid-day meals on Friday, after the Education department reportedly suspended the mid-day meals supplied by Omkar Mahila Mandal (OMM) and efforts were underway to get a new …
The Goa State Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) is contemplating issuing notices to coastal panchayats over their inaction over illegal constructions in CRZ areas within their jurisdictions. Presently, over 1,500 cases of such violations are pending before the GCZMA. "We're considering questioning coastal panchayats about their inaction by issuing notices …
MARGAO: Finally taking cognizance of the 25,000 tons of hazardous waste lying unattended in the Cuncolim Industrial estate, Chief Minister, Manohar Parrikar on Thursday issued a host of directions to the IDC as well as the occupier of the plot containing the waste in the Industrial estate. Parrikar set a …
Proposes assignment for students on waste collection Asserting that the high level task force is in the process of finalizing the right technology for setting up two waste treatments plants in the state, Environment Minister, Alina Saldanha on Sunday said a proposal is put forth before the Education Department to …
PANJIM: Not satisfied with the ‘short-term measures’ undertaken by M/s The Axis to ensure safe storage of hazardous waste dumped at plot No. L-2 in the Cuncolim Industrial Estate, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has asked the company to initiate immediate action to ensure temporary safe storage of the …
Garbage is being burnt right inside the Dumane Garbage Treatment plant with CMC denying the activity, but a journo’s photographic evidence says it all A high compound wall protected by an iron gate and another iron gate cordoning off the approach road to the site gives one the impression that …
VASCO: Vasco MLA and KTC Chairman Carlos Almeida has stated that the state government will get a grant of Rs 100 crore from Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to develop the Vasco city by the end of next year. “I will also see that Vasco will be free …
NABARD has projected disbursement of Rs 3,499 crore in Goa for 2013-14 financial year which is 24 per cent higher than the previous year, a senior official said on Tuesday. "It has been assessed that bank credit of Rs 3,499 crore can be disbursed in Goa during 2013-14 for priority …
MARGAO: The Cuncolim Municipal Council on Monday decided to hold a public meeting on the Cuncolim Industrial Estate by inviting officials from the Goa State Pollution Control Board, Industrial Development Corporation and the Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers. At a meeting of the Council on Monday, Cuncolim city fathers raised …
MARGAO: The South Goa District Task Force Committee has set March 31 as the time-frame to make the entire district “smoke free district”. District Collector, N D Agrawal said the deadline set by the Task Force Committee can be achieved with the cooperation and participating of citizens from the district. …
Yet hazardous waste remains in Plot No L-2 MARGAO: The South Goa district authorities on Thursday unsealed one of the two plots owned by The Axis in the Cuncolim Industrial Estate, but there seems no urgency on the part of the authorities to either treat or remove the tons of …
MARGAO: A month after the Collector sealed two plots of The Axis at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has asked the District Collector to unseal one of the plots as per the order of the Administrative Tribunal. The unsealing of L-3 plot at the industrial …
POINGUINIM: The felling of trees for road-widening work at Polem has sparked off yet another controversy, amid contrasting claims by officials of the highways and forest department. While officials claim that the project consists of road-widening work, locals allege that work is afoot to erect a toll booth plaza for …
PANJIM: The Environment Minister, Alina Saldanha, Thursday said that the government will put its infrastructure in place before moving ahead with its plan of banning use of plastic bags in Goa. “There is already legislation, which prescribes fines and imprisonment for offenders and we will implement this in a phased …
PANJIM: In an interesting development, M/s Axis Ltd has approached the Administrative Tribunal, Goa, challenging the Goa State Pollution Control Board’s decision to seal its premises, over the issue of 25,000 tons of hazardous waste lying at their site at Plot number L-2 and L-3, at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate. …
SANGUEM: The mines department has directed a basalt stone quarry operator in Sanguem to pay Rs 1.22 crore towards royalty within one month, following the controversial extraction of basalt stones from a quarry in Uguem from 2008 to 2012. Hit by this notice, efforts are now on to involve local …
MARGAO: The plots containing the hazardous waste finally lay sealed at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate, but questions have come to the fore how the authorities overlooked the 20,000 tons of waste in the two plots while granting permissions to the present occupier the Axis to use the land for industrial …
