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Pathetic state of furniture at Dabolim airport

They say airports give the first impression of a country to a tourist visiting India, even otherwise airports should be well maintained to provide a good user experience for travellers. Dabolim airport though for the most part has good facility management but a few areas need taking care of. The seats in the front lounge right after the entrance are in a state of disrepair. Flaking paint, rusted frames, disjointed bucket seats, misaligned frames and  torn upholstery is seen in almost all the seating units, these need to be urgently replaced as they not only spoil the ambience but could also prove be hazardous to users especially children and the elderly. May I request the airport authorities to take immediate action.



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Working in tandem to ruin State's forest cover

REKHA SARIN TREHAN, Benaulim
Published Aug 21, 2023, 11:14 PM IST
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It appears the Centre and the state government are working in tandem to destroy Goa. In a statement yesterday at Hubballi, the Union Minister for Parliamentary affairs opined that the proposal to notify a tiger reserve in Goa connecting the big cat's corridor and the classification of these forests as eco sensitive zones are standing as hurdles against Karnataka getting approval for it's Mhadei water diversion project. Recently the High Court of Bombay at Goa had directed…

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