Indian iron ore mining mess - Goa worse than Bellary - NGOs
DHNS, citing NGOs, reported that over 14 million tonnes of iron ore was mined in excess against permits granted by the government in the last four years in Goa and heading the violations by 48 miners are Goa’s leading exporters.
9 environment groups who were denied to make their presentation to the Justice M B Shah Commission on Saturday by the mining transporters lobby met him outside the Secretariat and handed over their complaints.
Mr Ramesh Gauns anti mining activist and schoolteacher said “Bellary is now identified with illegal mining, but the fact is we are much worse off in Goa.”He said 99 mines operated over 8447 square kilometer area in Bellary, whereas the whole of Goa covered just 3,702 square kilometer and has over 366 mining leases.He asked “The destruction in Bellary was stopped by the Supreme Court and those who want can move out of Bellary which is only a district till it is rehabilitated. But here we are talking of a whole state. How can we rehabilitate a whole state?”
Claude Alvares of the Goa Foundation which has filed several PILs in the high court against mining violations said all mines in Goa will have to be declared illegal after the Shah Commission report. He said “We fully back this commission’s investigation and have full faith it will do its job.”
9 environment groups who were denied to make their presentation to the Justice M B Shah Commission on Saturday by the mining transporters lobby met him outside the Secretariat and handed over their complaints.
Mr Ramesh Gauns anti mining activist and schoolteacher said “Bellary is now identified with illegal mining, but the fact is we are much worse off in Goa.”He said 99 mines operated over 8447 square kilometer area in Bellary, whereas the whole of Goa covered just 3,702 square kilometer and has over 366 mining leases.He asked “The destruction in Bellary was stopped by the Supreme Court and those who want can move out of Bellary which is only a district till it is rehabilitated. But here we are talking of a whole state. How can we rehabilitate a whole state?”
Claude Alvares of the Goa Foundation which has filed several PILs in the high court against mining violations said all mines in Goa will have to be declared illegal after the Shah Commission report. He said “We fully back this commission’s investigation and have full faith it will do its job.”
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