Amended noise action plan of Goa
Goa government has notified the ‘Amended Noise Action Plan’ to purportedly streamline the processes related to curbing noise pollution in the state, as specified before the High Court on April 30. The
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‘Govt reluctant to declare Mhadei as ‘tiger reserve’ to protect mining’
PANJIM: Environmentalist Rajendra Kerkar on Monday alleged that inspite of Union Ministry pressing for a proposal to declare Mhadei wildlife sanctuary as ‘tiger reserve’, Goa government is reluctant in moving the proposal, which will lead to the closure of several mines, operating around the sanctuary. Addressing a meeting called by Citizen Action Group over Justice M B Shah Commission report on illegal mining, Kerkar said that State government, for years, has been giving several reasons for not declaring the sanctuary as tiger reserve.
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Greens rejoice, hail move
PANJIM: Environmental activists, who for last several years had been crying foul over illegal mining in Goa, have welcomed the Government’s historic move to suspend mining operations in all 90 mining leases with effect from Tuesday. The activists, who had gathered under the banner ‘Citizens Action Group’ on Monday in Panjim, had demanded suspension of all mining leases termed illegal in the Justice M B Shah Commission report.
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Goa govt orders shutdown of all 90 mines
Panaji: The over 60-year-old mining industry in Goa has been ordered to shut all operations until further orders. A notification suspending all operations was issued by the state government following the
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Sesa Goa closes mining operations in Goa; scrip tumbles 6 percent
With the Goa government putting a blanket ban on mining, Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa on Tuesday said it has stopped extraction of iron ore from all its mines in the state, leading to 6 per cent fall in its stock price. Following the suspension of works, all the mining operations of Sesa Goa, the largest private sector iron ore producer of the country, have come to a standstill. Sesa Goa’s operations in Karnataka have been closed for more than a year due to a Supreme Court imposed mining ban in the southern state. In December, 2010, it had discontinued operations in Odisha.
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India's Goa state suspends mining over scam
Mines in the western Indian state of Goa were ordered to close on Tuesday after a government-backed inquiry estimated illegal trade in iron ore had cost more than $6.0 billion in five years. The state
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Central officials begin inspection of mines
PANJIM: Even as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar threw down a gauntlet to Indian Bureau of Mines to close mines in Goa, Union Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) officials began inspection of mining leases in Goa, on Wednesday, ahead of Minister Jayanti Natarajan’s visit to the state next week. Sources stated that eight officials, four from MoEF and four from Central Pollution Control Board are down in Ponda and have begun inspection of mines to verify whether mining dumps are being handled by mining lease holders without obtaining environment clearances (ECs).
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Karnataka CM firm on Mhadei water diversion project
BELGAUM: Undeterred by Goa government’s efforts to seek a stay on the Kalsa-Bandura project, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagdish Shettar on Wednesday said his government will make every effort to complete and implement the water diversion project at the earliest. He was reacting to a question on the water levels in the Malaprabha River, where Karnataka is seeking to divert water from the controversial Kalsa-Bhandura project.
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Judgement of the National Green Tribunal on Mr. Joseph Coutinho vs Goa State Pollution Control Board dated 06/09/2012 (Appeal No. 22/2012)
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in Mr. Joseph Coutinho vs Goa State Pollution Control Board dated 06/09/2012 (Appeal No. 22/2012).
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Parrikar stamps his authority to give mining lobby a break of Rs 1,500 cr
PANJIM: In a little noticed move, the addition of just two paragraphs in The Indian Stamp Goa Amendment Act 2012 ~ moved as an amendment on the last day of the recently ended Monsoon Session of the Goa
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MoEF orders inspection of mining dumps
PANJIM: Tightening the screws on illegal mining operations, Union Ministry for Environment and Forest (MoEF) has ordered an inspection to ascertain whether dumps mining is taking place in Goa without obtaining environment clearances (ECs), in the wake of complaints that dump handling activity is being carried out without obtaining ECs. Goa Foundation and environmentalist Ramesh Gawas had lodged two different complaints with Directorate of Mines and Geology and Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) stating that Sesa Goa is involved in handling of dumps at its mining sites at Sankhalim and Sattari.