Mapusa: In the backdrop of anti-coal agitations, Ports Minister Michael Lobo has said that the develoent of jetties is only for passenger use.
Unfurling the tricolr on 59th Goa Liberation Day, Lobo said the Captain of Ports is in the process of developing all the jetties across the State.
“The jetties are being developed to make them navigable only for passenger use and nothibg else,” he said.
He said not just Ports but also the Science and Technology Department is focussing on innovations.
“We are strengthening the innovation council. Under CM Dr Pramod Sawant, Goa is heading towards becoming model state with all round development,” he said.
On Waste Management, he said, Baiguinim plant is in the final stages of tender and expansion of existing Saligao waste plant wwill also happen soon.
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