This third post discusses further implications of the Goa govt asking former leaseholders to vacate 88 mining leases
Changes afoot in Goa Mining – 3
Tag: Illegal mining
Changes afoot in Goa Mining – 2
In the previous post, we had discussed the Rule 12(1)(hh) notice issued to the holders of the 88 illegally renewed leases asking them to take their property and vacate the leases. While this is an important and necessary step, it raises a number of questions. What about other leases? The first question is why notice has been issued to only …
Changes afoot in Goa Mining – 1
Since the Goa legislative assembly elections, a change in strategy towards Goa’s iron ore mining is visible. A crucial step has been to order illegal miners to take their possessions and vacate the mines by 6-Jun-2022.
Police finally stirred into action
After the 2018 HC judgment stopping all sand mining in Goa as the regulations weren’t followed, illegal sand mining has been flourishing. Contempt of court petitions have been filed, but even the HC orders are ignored. This seizure came after protests in Uguem (where the river has become very deep and land lost), followed by prominent press coverage and a …
Govt agrees Pissurlem illegalities
The Advocate-General agreed in the high court that the 300,000 tons of ore that was on the lease TC 95/52 (earlier with Damodar Mangalji) is illegal as there is no mining pit on the lease. The transportation of the ore had been blocked by the local villagers, who were brutally attacked by the police. Whose ore was it? Which lease …
Calling all parties to protect our children’s inheritance
The Goenchi Mati Movement today releases its Manifesto for the Goa Assembly Elections 2017. The movement asks all political parties to include it in their manifestos.
Today’s environmentalism
Dr. Madhav Gadgil writes a fascinating article in the Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) drawing extensively from his experience with the Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (WGEEP) and with mining in Goa. He recapitulates the horror experienced with mining in Goa, including the difficulties tribals have found in establishing a cooperative to undertake mining in their village.
The Great Goan Mining Heist: Implications of the 2014 Supreme Court Judgement Ruling
Over the last ten years mining losses have been variously reported and unsubstantiated estimates touted. In among all of this, one thing is certain: the trend is consistently upwards. Amounts have been quoted from Rs. 3,500 crores due to non-payment of royalty (PAC Report) to Rs. 35,000 crores due to mining outside lease areas (Shah Commission). However the latest official …
Mining in Goa: Where did it all go wrong?
Mining in Goa: The effects on our land, our waterways, our health and our economic futures Aside from our mineral assets being taken without our consent and redistributed to the wealthy few, what else went wrong with mining in Goa?
Goa’s Inglorious Past: The Great Mining Swindle
Zero loss mining and intergenerational equity A loss amounting to twice the cumulative state revenues was uncovered following an investigation into mining activities by Goa Foundation. This money represents the value of minerals mined and exported during the period 2004 to 2012 from Goa. The amount represents a Rs. 3.7 Lakhs loss of mineral assets for each and every Goan; …