Bharat Mukti Morcha (BMM) strongly
objects expansion plans of Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to facilitate increased
quantity of Coal imports. Over the past one decade there has already been
public outcry due to the air pollution caused by Coal handling at MPT.
BMM also takes strong objections to
the way in which public participation was prevented by Central government with
the collusion of private business houses with the Ministry of Shipping and the
Ministry of Environment and Forest while granting permission to MPT for the
capital deepening of Navigation Channel for cape size vessels. Deepening is meant
to facilitate supply of coal to hinterlands of Karnataka to JSW power plant and
steel factory for freight advantage.
There is no public interest involved
in MPT’s venture. Goa in fact is being treated only as corridor. Politically
Central Government’s affairs in this matter can only be described as colonial.
BMM commends challenge to this affairs mounted by Old Cross Fishing Canoe
Owners Co-operative Society in National Green Tribunal (NGT). The
investigations commissioned by NGT confirmed that actual damage has already
been done to the estuarine environment, the biodiversity in particular. BMM
calls for criminal proceedings against all those responsible for causing this
damage.
NGT on September 2nd 2016
quashed Environmental Clearance of February 9th 2016 granting
exemption from public consultations as
illegal, arbitrary and in violation of the EIA notification, 2006. It’s
clear that central government has followed unethical path in MPT case in order
to avoid public consultations all together. MPT’s Affidavit in NGT dated 15th
July 2016 stated that already 64 % of the project dredging work is completed
and Rs 87.25 crores paid to M/s DCI. This means majority of the work has
already been completed before public hearing. This is unacceptable and bulldozing
of Goa by Central Government.
Solutions suggested in EIAs of Beths
5A and 6A to combat coal pollution carries scope to intensify public suffering.
When there is already shortage of water can 5 lakh litres of water be made
available to JSW on daily basis including 3 lakh litres per day to extinguish
coal fires? MPT would be far safer without Coal and Coal importers. MPTs total
daily water requirement as per their draft EIA is 16 lakh litres.
The intensity of coal import also
means increase in flow of barge traffic in Mandovi and Zuari rivers. Already
there are number of problems due to barges in both the rivers. Mining companies
like Vedanta has filed complaints against fishermen citing slowing down of barge
traffic and fishermen should not carry on fishing in the middle of rivers.
Fishing department also has sent out warning letters to fishermen taking side
of Vendanta. With increase in barge traffic fishermen in Mandovi and Zuari are
to face tough times as fishing would become impossible.
In none of the three EIA reports
fishing villages on the banks of River Zuari like Cacra and Odxel is not even
mentioned to have been existing.
MPT now plans to deepen its approach
channel from 14.40 meters to almost 20 meters to facilitate entry of cape size
vessels at any time of the tide. Its ecological, public health and political
costs are heavy that Goa is unable to bear.
It’s not only people of Vasco that
are directly affected negatively but entire coastal residents and fishermen on
the banks of Zuari. Increase in Barge traffic will push fishermen out of their
livelihood. Regularly observed irresponsible practice of dumping left over ore
and coal in Mandovi and Zuari and washing of barges in transit will only
increase doze of pollution of rivers causing unpredictable and irreversible
effects on ecology and livelihoods.
MPT must shelve its expansion plans
for coal purpose. BMM calls upon people to participate in Public Hearings at
Tilak Maidan, Vasco on 26, 27 & 28 April 2017 and lodge their objections to
JSW proposal for Berth 5A-6A and MPTs proposals of deepening of approach
navigational channel and re-development of berths 8,9 and Barge berth at MPT.
Maggie Silveira
Sd/-
President, Goa Unit
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