MARGAO: Not only Madgaunkars but even the pedestrians passing by extended their hand in planting 5029 Golden Duranta plants along the 800 mars stretch of the road divider from Colva junction to Ravindra Bhavan junction on Sunday in just 22 minutes. The call to come out generously to plant the …
MARGAO: Not only Madgaunkars but even the pedestrians passing by extended their hand in planting 5029 Golden Duranta plants along the 800 mars stretch of the road divider from Colva junction to Ravindra Bhavan junction on Sunday in just 22 minutes. The call to come out generously to plant the …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Cavelossim Villagers Forum Vs The Collector, South Goa District, Margao Goa dated 13/08/2015 regarding construction activities within the CRZ area and causing obstruction to the natural flow of water bodies.
In view of the existing garbage treatment plant in Margao and the government's plans to launch a treatment plant in both the districts, the Margao municipal council (MMC) appeared hesitant to give permission for an ambitious plan of the Goa state urban development agency to set up a plant in …
Margao: The much delayed door-to-door waste collection drive that was launched by the Margao municipal council (MMC) at the beginning of this month has courted controversy after councillors alleged various irregularities in the distribution process of bins. The same councillors raised a hue and cry at the council meeting held …
Raises fears amongst farmers & residents on the future of agricultural fields Thanks to the grit and determination of these farmers, this land admeasuring 1.37 lakh sq mts acquired for the truck terminus opposite the new South Goa Collectorate building is literally an oasis amidst a concrete jungle taking shape …
Given that the Goa state pollution control board (GSPCB) recently pulled up industrial units for dumping their waste outside the Cuncolim industrial estate, Nuvem villagers have questioned how the same industrial waste can be dumped along the Nuvem bypass road, which passes through low-lying fields. A fresh memorandum, signed by …
MARGAO: Hotels and restaurants dotting the banks of River Sal at Mobor-Cavelossim and along the Assolna-Velim belt will soon come under the scanner of the Goa State Pollution Control Board against the backdrop of large scale death of clams in the river. When GSPCB Chairman Jose Manuel Noronha made his …
MARGAO: When the Margao Municipality inked an agreement with Fomento on February 1, 2011 to set up a waste treatment plant at Sonsodo, the two sides had agreed to earmark land admeasuring 200 sq mts for a common bio-medical waste disposal facility. Fomento had made it quite clear to the …
MARGAO: Will the Town and Country Planning department, Margao Municipal Council and Fomento answer the people of Margao why the proposed landfill site at Sonsodo waste treatment plant has not seen light of the day till date? The integrated waste treatment plant set up at Sonsodo mandates Fomento to set …
The government on Sunday launched a Rs 37.89 crore 20 MLD C-Tech Sewage Treatment Plant at Margao, with Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar promising that the project to arrest the decay and restore the pristine glory of River Sal within a year. The project envisages construction of a 20 MLD STP …
Burning plastic waste and waste dumped in water bodies welcomed officials of the Goa State pollution Control Board (GSPCB) as they descended on Benaulim village to verify the mechanism put in place to solve the plastic menace. The inspection held at the request of a local NGO Benaulim Civic and …
The struggle to save and protect the agricultural fields began during the previous Congress regime when the government bulldozed its way to acquire large tracts of low-lying fields against the will and sentiments of the farming community. And the battle seems to be far from over, notwithstanding a change in …
Asserting that the civic body has failed to collect waste and put to use all the five composting units in the town, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has directed the Sanguem Municipal Council to carry out daily collection of segregated waste from all wards after spreading proper awareness amongst …
P G Holiday Inn Pvt Ltd (Silver Sands Beach Resort), Colva, is facing closure for causing environmental degradation and water pollution with the seven-day deadline served on the hotel expiring last week and the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) directing the district Collector to do the needful. Monday saw …
Residents of Subdolem and Cordem areas in the sleepy village of Barcem are again up in arms over what they call as environmental pollution caused by a fish meal plant in the locality. An inspection of the plant was carried out by villagers in the presence of Quepem MLA Babu …
GOACAN on Tuesday observed World Toilet Day by organising an awareness campaign in Margao to reach out to consumers on the importance of ‘Toilets for All and the need to end Open Defecation’ in Goa. The awareness action was part of the ongoing Sanitation Awareness Fortnight organised by GOACAN. Volunteers …
Mystery shrouds contamination of the abandoned stone quarry at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate with the authorities unable to identify the source and the units responsible for discharging untreated effluents into it. While sample testing of the water by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has revealed high Biological Oxygen …
The issue of pollution of Saipem lake dominated the proceedings of the gram sabha of the Navelim village panchayat held on Sunday, with villagers expressing their opposition to allowing raw sewage from Margao into the sewage treatment plant at Sirvodem, Navelim. While the panchayat officials pointed out that the gram …
The gram sabha of Navelim panchayat strongly demanded immediate stopping of sewage from Margao city discharged in Saipem Lake in Navelim. Gram sabha members raised their voice against the discharge of sewage in the lake, saying the discharge has polluted the ground water. A resolution was adopted demanding that the …
All eyes are focussed on the visit of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to the city on Tuesday, as Navelim villagers are looking forward to a solution to their garbage woes after Margao Municipal Council refused to accept waste from the village. On the eve of Parrikar’s visit, the Fisheries Minister …
