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 …
The men-in-uniform putting up at the Margao police headquarters have nothing to cheer about. For, sanitation has hit a low as the dirty toilets have made life miserable for the police constables occupying the barracks. A visit to the headquarters revealed the pathetic state of affairs of the toilets attached …
With the four housing complexes coming under the Goa Pollution Control Board scanner, the Margao Municipal Council on Monday issued strict instructions to the managements of these complexes to immediately stop discharge of sewage into the Xelpem Lake. Representatives of the housing societies assured the Margao Civic Chief Savio Coutinho …
PANJIM, MARCH 27 (HR) – Chief Minister Digambar Kamat will head the House Committee to look into the garbage dumping problems of Panjim and Margao. The House, on Tuesday, had decided to appoint a House Committee in wake of the protests from the villagers of Bainguinim, Old Goa and the …
The Green Goa Foundation has threatened to launch a public movement against the unhygienic conditions in Colmorod and neighbouring areas unless the sewage mess is cleared within a week. The Foundation expressed its distress that the Chief Minister had intervened to protect illegal activities of occupants of multi dwelling building …
MARGAO, MARCH 6 Is disconnecting water supply to residential buildings an answer to discharge of sewage in storm water drains in the absence of an underground sewerage line? This question has come to the fore a day after the Margao Civic body issued notices for disconnection of water supply to …
Admitting that the Commercial Capital is sitting on an epidemic bomb due to rampant discharge of sewage in the storm water drains and nullahs, Margao Municipal Chairperson Savio Coutinho has said he would soon convene a meeting to find a solution, including suggestions to ban issuance of construction licenses till …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 20 Thanks to the High Court directives, the Margao Municipal Council has decided to start collection of bio-medical waste from the city
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 14 Stench and litter pervades major water nullahs in the Commercial Capital as sewage and waste water flows unhindered in the water channels in the absence of sewerage network. The problem is further compounded by the fact that concerned authorities, including the Margao Civic body have …
HERALD REPORTER MARGAO, JAN 6 After lying low for months now, the Government is finally going ahead to acquire 50,000 sq mts of lush green paddy fields for a sports ground in Nuvem village
After a miserable failure last year, the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) is bracing up to implement the ban on plastic carry bags to make the Commercial Capital plastic free from Republic Day. Days after issuing a notice asking business establishments to exhaust the stock of plastic bags, the Civic body …
While the Margao Municipal Council is bracing up to start door-to-door garbage collection in some wards, city hotel owners are finding it tough to dispose off its waste with citizens objecting to dumping of the waste in the Municipal bins. This hard reality was brought to the notice MMC Chairperson …
Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has announced that the government would come out with a scheme to subsidise sewage connections to the citizens of Margao as he made an impassioned plea to the household owners to connect their septic tanks and soakpits to the sewage plant and avoid a health hazard. …
