




The Request For Qualification (RFQ) has been invited from the eligible bidders to re-start the Sanjivani Sugar Factory to produce ethanol from the sugarcane available in the surrounding talukas, he told reporters on Tuesday.
Addressing a function in Pillar village near Panaji to mark Christmas, he said Goa has a history of communal harmony, unlike some states where fights had taken place between different communities during festivals.
Sawant flagged off the Vikasit Bharat rally at 'Mantralaya' (state secretariat) in Porvorim near here in the presence of his cabinet colleagues.
The chief minister was speaking at the launch of Goa's clean energy roadmap 2050 during the ongoing G20 Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and 8th Mission Innovation (MI) Meeting.
As per a circular issued by the state legislature department, the monsoon session will be held from July 18 to August 10, for 18 days excluding Saturdays and Sundays.