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Mining dependents meet CM Sawant for early solution to mining issue

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BICHOLIM

Pinning their hopes on the new chief minister, members of the Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) led by Puti Gaonkar met CM Dr Pramod Sawant on Thursday to discuss the resumption of mining in the State.   

The delegation requested Dr Sawant to look into the matter urgently and to resume mining as early as possible and submitted a memorandum to him in the connection.   

In his reply, the CM said he was equally eager to resuming mining activity with urgency and said his government was studying all possible ways to find a solution.   

Sources said CM had gone to New Delhi to meet PM Modi, BJP Party chief Amit Shah and is also likely to meet other ministers to discuss the mining issue.   

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‘Black spots’ threaten to derail MMC’s solid waste management programme

Waste from neighbouring villages continue to enter Margao unchecked

The Goan Network
Published Mar 22, 2019, 2:42 AM IST
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‘Black spots’ threaten to derail MMC’s solid waste management programme

the goan I networkMARGAOBlack spots have come to stare at the Margao Municipal Council with  the civic body surrounded by as many as 11 villages, including many  villages along the coastal belt, which resembles urban towns playing  host to hotels, restaurants and wide range of commercial activities.Adding  to the woes of the A Class Municipality, officials say, is the fact  that most of the villages have no waste treatment facility, with the …

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