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GCZMA lacks the will to deal against violations

GCZMA doesnot have expertise to deal with the coastal violations in the State and the Goagovernment that is supposed to monitor and check all illegalities as cited inthe dailies is unable to initiate action against these blatant violations.

Similar wasthe case after the exit of Jose Manuel Noronha, who was the Chairman of the GoaState Pollution Control Board. After Noronha left, the pollution control boarddeveloped cracks and its working has suffered. The present board lacks the willto act against polluters despite their attention being drawn to violations.Both these agencies, so very vital to the health of the State, have been foundwanting. It is very important to protect our coast and our environment and boththese agencies have to rise to the occasion.

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Covid compensation criteria unjustifiable

R FERNANDES, Margao
Published Jul 7, 2021, 12:44 AM IST
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Politiciansin Goa have got it easy: no one asks them key questions. We just live with theproblems and the politicians pick and choose the ‘minor’ issues. They otherwiseremain aloof like it is not their baby.The Goagovernment has now decided to compensate the family of Covid victims: only ifthe victim was the breadwinner of the family, had an income of less than Rs 8lakh per annum and only one per family able to claim the same.Now, when itcomes to waiving taxes: Is there any…

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