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AAP demands GIDC chairman’s resignation over corruption claims

MARGAO

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has strongly condemned the alleged corruption and misuse of power within the Goa Industrial Development Corporation (GIDC) under the chairmanship of Aleixo Reginaldo Lourenco.  

AAP leader Roque Mascarenhas has demanded the immediate resignation of GIDC Chairman Reginaldo Lourenco until the investigations are completed.  

Addressing the media, AAP leaders called for a vigilance and ACB investigation, freezing of payments to contractors and vendors involved, public disclosure of CCTV footage, logbooks, and call records of the officials under question, and a technical audit of all road works and event expenses carried out by GIDC over the past two years.

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6 months on, Minister renews call to stop sewage flow into River Sal by Dec 2025

Seeks stakeholders’ unity to chalk out action plan to plug the flow

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Jul 12, 2025, 12:46 AM IST
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6 months on, Minister renews call to stop sewage flow into River Sal by Dec 2025

MARGAOThe last time Water Resources Department (WRD) Minister Subhash Shirodkar visited Margao in mid-December 2024, he gave a piece of advice or two to the stakeholders to set December 2025 as the target date to stop the flow of sewage in the River Sal as part of the clean-up operation to restore the pristine glory of the river.Often described as the lifeline of Salcete, the River Sal has long suffered from unchecked pollution, mostly from the rampant discharge of sewage…

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