Margao: Three years after the Margao Municipal Council (MMC) sat housing societies down to talk decentralised composting, and two months after it inaugurated a Rs 7.5-crore gasification plant, one basic question remains unanswered: why can’t Goa’s second-largest municipality get its residents to segregate garbage at source — and why has the council never cracked down…
Davondem locals protest mega-construction project Margao: Villagers of Davondem in Fatorda on Tuesday staged a fresh protest against the Margao Municipal Council’s (MMC) continued inaction over a mega construction project in the village, nearly three weeks after they first marched to the municipality demanding a halt to the work.The protesters had hoped to raise the…
Margao: The Margao Municipal Council (MMC) has filed a police complaint against Congress functionary Savio Coutinho and others, accusing them of trespassing into the solid waste management plant at Sonsoddo without prior permission. The Fatorda police have since issued a notice in connection with the complaint.MMC chief officer Madhu Narvekar said the complaint was lodged…
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…
Margao: The directorate of settlement and land records (DSLR) has launched the second phase of the NAKSHA pilot project, initiating land inquiry proceedings in Panaji and Margao to verify property ownership.Notices have been issued in the jurisdictions of the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP), Margao Municipal Council, and Cuncolim Municipal Council, including peri-urban…
Margao: Hundreds of citizens who walk into the Osia commercial complex every day for govt work are being greeted by an obnoxious reception — overflowing garbage, paan-stained staircases, unreliable elevators and a stench that visitors say has become impossible to ignore.The complex, which houses several important state govt offices including the RTO, the sales and…
Margao: A Goa State Infrastructure Development Corporation (GSIDC) inspection of the old Margao bus stand has triggered concern among gadda owners, who on Wednesday met Margao MLA Digambar Kamat seeking assurances that any redevelopment of the site would not jeopardise their livelihoods.Seeking to allay fears, Kamat said no decision affecting vendors would be taken without…
Margao: To handle emergency situations during monsoon-related calamities, the Margao municipality has stepped up preparedness by deploying ward-wise teams comprising workers, vehicles and supervisory staff to respond to distress calls. The teams have been tasked with carrying out desilting of drains, removal of silt and garbage, bush-clearing and other monsoon-related works within its jurisdiction as…
Margao: The Consumer Conciliation Committee (CCC) of state govt’s department of civil supplies, which conducted a site inspection of the SGPDA market complex here on Wednesday as part of proceedings in a citizen complaint alleging deficiency in services, found the complex riddled with regulatory and infrastructural lapses.The inspection was carried out jointly with several govt…
Margao: Public works minister Digambar Kamat on Friday issued a stern warning to Margao Municipal Council (MMC) officials over recurring complaints of missing files. He directed them to complete an internal inquiry within 24 hours and lodge a police complaint if any file remained untraced.Kamat was at the MMC hall for a public interaction session…
