The leaders of tourist taxis driver and owners have been offered help time and again in the form of apps, and they have chosen arrogance . Now its time for them to face the wrath of the public. These taxis were offered ola and uber like app service that would make them all co owners of the app and not some outside company who they would work for. they rejected it.
Now non Goans will find local partners and buy properties.
http://epaper.navhindtimes.in/NewsDetail.aspx?storyid=6750&date=2017-04-26&pageid=1
The very same hotels that do beach cleaning drives are responsible for letting their sewage in the nullas. Especially in Utorda this practice has been going on for years. The local authorities seem to be finally waking up.
another loot of tax payers money … hope this isn’t subsidizing the navy!
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/airport-to-get-rs-125cr-parallel-taxiway/articleshow/58351130.cms
The move to decrease flight delays at Goa international airport took a step forward with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) awarding the contract to build the parallel taxiway at the Dabolim airport to Dilip Buildcon Limited.
The Rs 125 crore project will see the construction of a 3.7 kilometer-long parallel taxi-track which will improve aircraft turnaround time at the naval-controlled airport.
“AAI has declared Dilip Buildcon as the lowest bidder for construction of parallel taxi track and associated civil and electrical works at Dabolim airport, Goa,” a company official said.
According to the contract, a full length parallel taxi track suitable for B747 type of aircraft will be constructed along the northern side of runway 08-26. The taxi track will be 3.7 kilometers long with a continuous shoulder of 10.5m, sources said.
Dilip Buildcon will also strengthen the existing taxiways, development paths connecting the taxiway to the runway and the parking bay, while replacing the current air washer unit and relocating water and electrical facilities.
AAI officials said that the project will reduce flight delays due to air traffic congestion significantly at Goa international airport as the lack of a parallel taxi track north of the runway delays flights that land at the airport.
AAI is also expected to replace the existing CAT-I Instrument Landing System with a new CAT-I Instrument Landing System.
The licences of these fishing must be withdrawn and they not allowed to fish for an entire season. it is only then that they will feel the pinch of doing illegal business.Unless very strict measures are put in place such activities will keep happening.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/palolem-fishing-canoes-offer-dolphin-rides/articleshow/58332594.cms
Fisheries department officers from Canacona have reported that the canoes which are to be used solely for the purpose of fishing have substituted angling with dolphin rides for tourists. “We have not issued any permission to these fishing vessels to carry out activities other than fishing. Despite that they have been reported to be involved in tourist activities,” said fisheries director Shamila Monteiro.
One of the Canacona-based fisheries surveyors had recently observed that dolphin rides were being offered by registered fishing canoes. “During an inspection of Palolem beach area, I came across illegal dolphin boat rides using registered fishing canoes without considering safety and security of those onboard at sea,” the Canacona fisheries officer stated in his letter. The canoes charge around Rs 400 per head for the dolphin ride. A group is charged around Rs 2,500 while a big group is asked to pay Rs 4,000.
A single dolphin ride lasts up to an hour and the canoes make anywhere between three to four trips a day.
Seven such canoes have been found engaged in dolphin rides and the coastal security officers in the region have decided to track down the violators
Deeming this kind of activity a security concern, deputy director, fisheries department, Chandrakant Velip, said, “This kind of operation is illegal. After receiving complaints from our officers, we have written to the parties concerned to stop the activity. This is a security concern; we have asked the coastal security police there to ensure that this does not continue.” The security concern is not limited just to the coast but also to the tourists who opt for these rides. While there are a few life jackets on board, it is unclear if the canoes meet safety standards in terms of weight and number of people allowed onboard.
When TOI contacted the Talpona Canacona coastal security police station, they said that their officers have been instructed to patrol the area to ensure there are no violations of this kind.
Present on duty, PI Nerlon Albuquerque, said, “If any such activity comes to our attention, we will submit a report to the department of fisheries following which they are entitled to take action.”
Hopefully this will not be another scam to drive away the traditional coastal dwellers from their lands and make the beaches into private properties
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/draft-coastal-plan-may-get-govt-nod-soon/articleshow/58332631.cms
The draft coastal zone management plan (CZMP) for Goa being prepared by the National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM) will have details of activities to be undertaken by various departments.
It is likely to be submitted to the government for approval by this month.
NCSCM recently held a 2-day meeting with stakeholders, especially government departments, in Chennai, wherein issues pertaining to CZMP were taken up. A draft plan for Goa was discussed wherein CRZ II areas have been demarcated as per the municipal boundaries maps of the directorate of settlement & land records (DSLR).
New CRZ for villages such as Calangute, Candolim and other ODP areas will be demarcated as CRZ II based on the notification by GCZMA, latest by April 26.
During the meeting, it came to the light that most of the departments did not submit the date by which the details would be ready.
The participants decided that the draft CZMPs finalized in the stakeholders’ meeting along with their report will have to be sent to the GCZMA, latest by April 29, for review and approval of the government. The data on the proposed activities projects will be included in the draft CZMP notification as policy statements.
