The Future We Need
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 …
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 …
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 …
We have created a youtube playlist to explain our movement. Here’s the list of videos: The five principles of mining (4:22) Frequently asked questions on the 5 principles (12:57) What we expect if we implement the 5 principles (6:23) How deviations from the 5 principles attract the Resource Curse (5:16) How the legal mining system is looting the people (13:19) How the Congress and BJP have stabbed Goans …
Goans have lost Rs. 10 lakhs each as a result of the recent iron ore mining lease renewals. GMM has a strategy to recover this loss but the public are also needed to reinforce a unified action by lending individual support.
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Since our inception in 2014, the Goenchi Mati Movement has been fighting for ownership and safeguarding of Goa’s mineral assets for the Goan public. We are proud to launch our first video explaining what our movement is about.
Under the Constitution, the minerals of Goa belong to the people and the state government is merely a trustee of the minerals for the people and especially future generations. After the landmark Supreme Court judgement in the Goa mining case, all mining during 2007-2012 was declared illegal and during this period the people of Goa lost more than Rs. 65,000 crores from minerals.
In end 2014 – early 2015, the Goa government renewed 88 mining leases from which the people of Goa stand to lose an additional estimated Rs. 79,000 crores from minerals due to the balance period of the renewed leases.
Adding these amounts, we come to a staggering figure of Rs. 1,44,000 crores (OreChor144). This is the loss to the Goan public and Goan communities (nearly Rs.10 lakhs a person) from the renewal of the leases. More importantly, our children and future generations have lost Rs. 1,44,000 crores forever. What explanation can we give?
The Goenchi Mati Movement is fighting to stop this loot and recoup this massive loss for our future generations. We urge whichever Government is elected in 2017 to immediately cancel the leases and reframe a fair and just mining policy for the people of Goa. We request the Public to join our campaign, fight for what is rightfully theirs and urge them to vote for those politicians that will change the system.