To Goanet - The English newpapers have carried the news today. See below.
r ***** The Navhind Times - http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=02147 Panaji, Feb 13 The division bench of the Bombay High Court comprising Mr Justice R M S Khandeparkar and Mr Justice N A Britto has asked the state authorities to implement the policy decision of the state to maintain cleanliness in Panaji city and remove all the obstruction on roads and footpaths in the city. The concerned departments namely collector, North, municipal administration and the tourism department are required to file affidavits stating the steps taken and submit the same on March 5, 2008. The court had also asked to ensure compliance of the assurance given to the court in the Writ Petition No.55/99 by taking appropriate steps to maintain cleanliness, remove health hazards and obstructions on road and the footpaths. It may be recalled that one Mr Rajan Parrikar in a letter petition had informed the court that Panaji has become an outdoor toilet with public defecation and urination being common sights along the waterline from Caranzalem and Miramar right up to the Patto bridge. He had also pointed out the CCP sanctioned encroachment of the Mandovi river promenade which has been converted into a hawking zone with proliferation of bhelpuri stalls thereby not only encroaching upon the pedestrian space but also contributing to litter, garbage and plastic waste. Attention of the court was also drawn to noise generated by the music blaring from the cruise ships in the evenings along the Mandovi river causing undue hardships both to the children and the adults. O Heraldo - http://oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8484&cid=26 PANJIM, FEB 13 The Bombay High Court has granted additional time to government authorities to ensure implementation of the policy decision taken by government for appropriate cleanliness in the city and more particularly on the beaches of Goa. The collectors of both the districts and the director tourism as also the director of municipal administration have been asked to file detailed affidavits by March 5, 2008. A Division Bench consisting of Justice R M S Khandeparkar and Justice N A Britto though granted additional time to the respondents in implementing the policy, did not take lightly apathy on the part of departments concerned while hearing a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Rajan Parrikar. The High Court also directed proper maintenance of roads, and footpaths without any obstructions and ensure scrupulous compliance of the scheme which was submitted to the Court. In February 27, 2000, government had taken a policy decision to maintain cleanliness of beaches and keep foot paths free of hurdles. ***** > > Translated from today's Tarun Bharat (Feb 13, 2008): > > ***** > Headline: Panjim to Adopt Year 2000 Plan for City - Govt Assures Court > > To preserve the character of Panjim city, the plan mooted > in 2000 will be revived, the govt assured the High Court > today. The High Court ordered the govt to submit its plan > of action by March 5 in response to the set of complaints > submitted by Panjim resident Rajan Parrikar. > > The CCP and Health dept did not provide answers to > the High Court. The Court was not satisfied by the > answers furnished by the other respondents, and has > now issued an ultimatum to the concerned authorities. > ***** > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
