Goa State Power Ministry has filed a case with the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) after sub-standard work by a contractor led to major power cuts in the coastal belt of North Goa last week. The electricity department officials alleged that the kits on the 33 kv underground double circuit line connecting Thivim to Porvorim, travelling 15 km, conked off during monsoons, resulting in black outs in the coastal belt, which is a tourist hub.
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Goa govt to apprise SC on action against illegal mining
Goa government is taking steps to address the issue of illegal mining in the state and it would apprise the Supreme Court about the measures taken by when the matter comes up for hearing on July 10, reports indicate. Among the measures initiated by the state are adoption of differential global positioning systems (DGPS) mapping, regularization of dumps, e-filling. The state government is learnt to have addressed mining issues in four areas out of the six areas of conc
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Goa govt sets up panel
Goa government set up a steering committee to monitor the progress in the development of the Raigarh coal block allocated to the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC).
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Plea for attracting pvt investment in infra sector
Planning Commission deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia asked Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar to promote private participation in the development of physical infrastructure. Ahluwalia urged Goa to try and cover all urban areas with sewerage network using latest technology to achieve the goal of total sanitation in the state. He offered the Planning Commission's full support to Goa in solid waste management and to make Goa plastic free
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Adani to start coal terminal at Mormugao Port
Adani Ports and SEZ is planning to commission a coal handling terminal of about 5 million tonne capacity at the Mormugao Port in Goa by this fiscal. The coal handling terminal project, won by the Adani group firm in 2009, is delayed by about 2 years as it was originally planned to be commissioned during 2011 to 12 itself. APSEZ has the permission to operate the coal handling berth till May 15th 2040, the company said in a prospectus for a recently completed fund raising exercise. It said that th
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Goa’s Cavelossim locals demand 8 m wide bypass road
In Goa's Cavelossim village, the gram sabha unanimously adopted a resolution that the width of the proposed bypass road from near the under-construction Assolna-Cavelossim bridge to Xirro, Carmona, should not be more that 8 m, instead of 30 m that the villagers claimed to have been planned. Gram sabha members pointed out that the 30 m wide road would result in the village losing its rural character and insisted that the width of the road should be restricted to a maximum of 8 m.
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Mormugao Port to develop as cruise terminal
Mormugao Port Trust is holding discussion with various cruise liners to call at the port as Goa is also a popular holiday destination. The port is making attempt to develop cruise tourism as it would serve as an alternate source of revenue at a time when the iron ore cargo volume declined following the ban on mining
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Draft policy on offshore wind energy released
Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has released a draft national offshore wind energy policy for 2013. The draft policy was written with inputs from a steering committee on offshore wind energy.
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MPT asks Goa govt to hire 2 tugs
Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) asked the Goa government to hire two tugs of 100 ton each from Mumbai in order to tow away the oil tanker MT PratibhaBhima to a safe location in the Mormugao harbour. MPT feels that the two tugs along with the three tugs it already possesses could be used to guide the tanker safely to the harbour
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MPT to become multi-specialty port
Goa-based Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) is taking efforts to diversify the cargo handling of the port and convert it into a multi-specialty port. The port, which largely handles iron ore cargo, has been under severe financial stress because of decline in ore traffic on the back of ban on illegal mining in Goa and Karnataka