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Time of India
15-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
‘Report on Mhadei by NIO will hurt Goa'
Panaji: Protesters gathered outside the Dona Paula-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) to express their dismay over a recent report by NIO scientists on the impact of Karnataka's diversion of water from the Mhadei basin. Activists and protesters said that the NIO report will jeopardise Goa's stand in the ongoing dispute over water-sharing. The demonstration was led by activists who have fought against the diversion of water, and by RG president Manoj Parab and St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar. 'Let the NIO scientists tell us how long they spent in the wildlife sanctuary when they conducted the study and why the study was not released in Goa in the presence of CM Pramod Sawant and the WRD minister. Why was it hidden?' said Parab. The NIO study published in the Journal of Earth System Sciences claimed that the diversion of water from the Mhadei basin by Karnataka would have 'less impact' on Goa. Borkar said that the study shows that BJP is committed to permitting Karnataka to divert water from the Mhadei basin. The protesters, under the 'Together For Mahadayi Movement' banner, said the study was led by a scientist from Karnataka. They also alleged that it was undertaken and published at the behest of BJP govt. 'Goa govt is working to strengthen the position of Karnataka and they have used the NIO scientists for this,' said Parab.
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Business Standard
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Business Standard
Environment dept issues stop-work notice to controversial project in Goa
The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority issued a stop-work notice on Tuesday to a construction project of a private company near Panaji for allegedly not obtaining prior environment clearance amid protests. A day before, the Revolutionary Goans Party (RGP) had demonstrated against the upcoming project at Bambolim village. RGP MLA Viresh Borkar and the party president Manoj Parab had alleged that the project would adversely affect the environment. As the protests continued on Tuesday, the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (GSEIAA), which works under the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, issued a stop-work notice to the project. State Environment Director Sachin Desai, also a member secretary of the authority, ruled that the construction activity was undertaken by M/s Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment Private Limited without obtaining prior Environment Clearance (EC) as prescribed under the Environment Impact Assessment notification, 2006. Desai stated that the application for EC has been pending before the GSEIAA. "In exercise of the powers conferred under section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Authority directs you (the company) to stop the work with immediate effect," the notice reads. The GSEIAA has also ruled that the company should ensure that no civil work is carried out at the site. "Failure to comply with the directions shall attract action under section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which includes imprisonment or fine," the order reads. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
