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Take up opportunities in eco-tourism, Cabral urges Botany students

Chairman of the Goa Tourism Development Corporation Nilesh Cabral has urged students of Botany at the Goa University to explore opportunities in the tourism sector as he sought to stress that a number of opportunities that could open up in the eco-tourism sector.

Take up opportunities in eco-tourism, Cabral urges Botany students

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"Goa's forest cover is higher than the national average with a number of biodiversity. Today, visitors from urban India including foreign tourists throng to Goa to explore and experience this unique facet and you as young students can utilize this avenue to further your prospects in the tourism sector," Cabral said while addressing a group of students of the Goa University during a specially arranged interaction.
The GTDC Chairman explained to the young audience the challenges faced by the t
ourism corporation while adding new avenues for developing tourism adventure activities.
"The journey is tough but if you work with your conscience and mind no obstacle is difficult to overcome," Cabral said while detailing the various goals enlisted by the United Nations General Assembly,
He said that the Goa Tourism Development Corporation is looking for innovation and has also associated with young entrepreneurs in several tourism activities.
During the two-hour interaction session at Goa University, Cabral responded to various queries from the Botany students and further encouraged them to pursue careers in tourism as a tool for sustainability and developing the future of tourism as an industry in Goa.
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Benaulim locals concerned over filling of low lying fields

The annual budget for the financial year 2017-18 was placed before the Benaulim Gram Sabha held on Sunday.

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Published Sep 25, 2017, 5:52 PM IST
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MARGAO The discussions on the budget will however be held at the next gram sabha. The budget shows a sanctioned receipt component pegged at Rs 1,29,65000 crore while the sanctioned expenditure is pegged at Rs 2,62,40437 crore. The gram sabha also expressed concern over the planned western bypass, claiming that it would lead to flooding due to mud filling of low lying fields. Acclimatising the locals about the situation, sarpanch Diella Fernandes informed that the…

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