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Is govt serious about Goa's Mhadei interests?

I think many Goans including myself are very nervous about the way, the Goa government is going about the Mhadei issue and I wonder if at all they are really serious about resolving it in Goa’s interests. For instance declaring/notifying the Tiger Reserve would have made Goa’s case very strong, but to me  it appears that the Goa government particularly the Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane have their own selfish political and other personal wealth accumulation agendas (in alliance with specific destructive lobbies )  as a priority.  This government has the audacity to even disrespect Court orders and therefore I request the judiciary to take strong action directly  against these ministers.




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Transport fish in reusable plastic containers

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Jul 1, 2024, 7:43 PM IST
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It is learnt that tonnes of thermocol waste has found its way on to the banks of River Sal. The waste was also found strewn in low lying fields at Seraulim during flooding. Lots of thermocol waste is seen lying just outside the wholesale fish market in Margao.  Since there is a fishing ban in Goa, most of the fish from outside the state comes in thermocol boxes. When improperly disposed of, thermocol ends up in landfills or water bodies where it takes hundreds of years…

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