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Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Fatorda MLA Vijai Sardesai today said that it’s appalling to see the embarrassing unpreparedness, lack of coordination between departments, in tackling fires that destroyed huge tracts of our forests. “It’s appalling to see the embarrassing unpreparedness, lack of coordination between departments, and the complete helplessness of the ministry, in tackling fires that destroyed huge tracts of our forests,” said Vijai. He further said that even the official data on these fires do not match! The Govt of Goa is totally lost. “These fires being man-made, I asked for firm assurance from the minister that these burnt out…

Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: Transport Minister Mauvin Godinho said that Government has procured EV Buses 71 (50+20+1) and more 127 (ie 99 + 28 EV) Buses are expected and the purchase of new BSVI 50 diesel buses is in the tender process. “Government has procured EV Buses 71 (50+20+1) and More 127 (ie 99 + 28 EV) Buses are expected. The purchase of new BSVI 50 no of diesel buses is in the tender process. KTCL has taken some buses off road due to Scrapping Policy which were more than 15 years ago,” said Godinho while replying to AAP MLA Venzy…

Minister Vishwajit Rane rules out declaring wildfire areas as NDZ Goemkarponn desk PORVORIM: The Opposition today alleged that the ‘man made’ forest fires were set to facilitate real estate lobbies, with authorities failing to take action against those involved in the destruction. However, Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane rubbished the charges while demanding to produce ‘proof’ to substantiate the claims. Rane was replying to a question tabled by Aldona Congress MLA Adv Carlos Ferreira on Government’s preparation on Forest Fire as it leads to reduction of density in trees & increase scope of land conversion by builders lobby. “It is a…

Says 30 tons of Margao Municipal waste sent to Saligao everyday Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Believe it or not, the Urban Development Minister Vishwajit Rane has told the Goa Assembly that there is no flow of leachete in surrounding areas at Sonsodo. Rane was replying to question tabled by Curtorim MLA Aleixo Reginald Lourenco, who wanted to know the status of leachete tanks construction. Vishwajit replied, “Margao Municipal Council is collecting segregated waste i.e. wet and dry waste separately from the jurisdiction of Margao Municipal Jurisdiction”. He said the total wet waste collected is about 35 tons per day. “Out of…

P.M. Scott named chairperson: Goa CM told House Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Ministry of Jal Shakti today has notified Mhadei PRAWAH committee months after its formation. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the Assembly that P.M. Scot as ITS Chairperson, Virendra Sharma as Member and Ashok Kumar as Secretary. CM Sawant had thanks the Union government for notifying PRAWAH (Progressive River Authority for Welfare and Harmony) or the Mhadei Water Authority. PRAWAH will enable the compliance and implementation of the award and decisions of the Mhadei Water Dispute Tribunal. The Authority will be headquartered in Panaji. The notification stated that the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Eight incidents of roads caving in reported in Panaji, Urban Development Minister Vishwajit Rane has told the House. He also said that the government has issued strict directions to contractors on refilling of road dug for development works. The eight places are – Road infront of Salgaokar Law College; Road infront of Police Station/Geeta Bakery; 3 Road near Newton House at Ribandar; 4 Road infront of Printing Press and opp. Body shop; Road near Bhatlem Masjid; Near Saraswati Mandir; Road from Inox upto Geeta Bakery; 8 Kundaikar Nagar and near Evergreen Bar & Restaurant. In questions tabled…

MoU signed to collaborate on R&D projects to create advanced AI algorithms, predictive maintenance models and autonomous systems Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: Public Sector Undertaking (PSU) Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and BITS Goa have joined hands to ‘revolutionise’ the shipbuilding and defence industry through the development and implementation of cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the GSL and BITS Goa Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship Society (BGIIES, Goa), “cementing their commitment to fostering innovation and progress in this vital sector”, a spokesperson of GSL stated on Wednesday. The signing of the MoU at Vasco da…