Panaji: Annual ambient air quality deteriorated in Vasco and Bicholim between April 2025 and March 2026, according to the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB). The prescribed annual PM10 limits were also exceeded at Baina and the industrial estates at Cuncolim, Tuem and Kundaim.The board attributed “the variations in air quality observed at these locations…
As per the central norms, establishments with seating capacity of 36 or more generating sewage must install and operate a compliant STP, regardless of whether it is in a municipality or a panchayat area Panaji: A booming tourism industry has meant that Goa has seen several restaurants being set up inside large residential complexes. This…
As per the central norms, establishments with seating capacity of 36 or more generating sewage must install and operate a compliant STP, regardless of whether it is in a municipality or a panchayat area Panaji: A booming tourism industry has meant that Goa has seen several restaurants being set up inside large residential complexes. This…
GSPCB has periodically covered the dump with tarpaulin sheets to minimise environmental contamination Panaji: The long-pending remediation and scientific disposal of around 25,000 tonnes of zinc-based hazardous waste abandoned at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate has finally begun.The hazardous waste, generated by Sunrise Zinc Ltd, had remained exposed for several years after the company ceased operations,…
Panaji: To strengthen enforcement of sewage treatment norms, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has made it mandatory for sewage treatment plants (STPs) at residential complexes, hospitals, hotels and public utility institutions to install Internet of Things (IoT)-based monitoring systems within six months.Last year, the board had mandated that all residential complexes with 24…
Panaji: The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has directed multiple departments to take measures to curb pollution in River Sal following repeated complaints and an inspection by its team.Based on the inspection team’s recommendations, the Board directed the Water Resources Department (WRD) to desilt and clean all nullahs within the Fatorda and Margao constituency…
Panaji: It will now be mandatory for hotels, restaurants, and industries to provide their used cooking oils for its conversion into biofuel through the Goa Energy Development Agency (GEDA). An agency has already been authorised by state to carry out collection of the used cooking oil.A digital platform has been created by the GEDA, and…
The GSPCB said the overall trend shows a reduction in very high faecal coliform pollution levels over the monitoring period Panaji: Water samples collected by the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) from five locations along the Mandovi in Panaji have shown faecal coliform levels above the permitted limit every month since 2022. Reviewing the…
Calangute: Two beach clubs in Candolim that were illegally built in the no-development CRZ zone and recently demolished after two years of delay in implementing high court orders have not yet restored the beach, said NGO members who filed the PIL.“As per the HC order, they have to clear all the debris and restore the…
Panaji: Considering the number of commercial establishments operating in the Anjuna and Vagator areas and the noise mapping data of the Central Road Research Institute (CRRI), the Goa state pollution control board is likely to recommend to the department of environment to notify Anjuna-Caisua village panchayat as a commercial area under the provisions of noise…
