Protest against Vadanta Sesa Goa Mining company

Date: 09/03/2017

To,

Secretary (Fisheries),

Directorate of Fisheries, Porvorim, Goa

To,

The Director,

Directorate of Fisheries, Panjim, Goa

Subject: Protest against Vadanta Sesa Goa Mining company

Dear Sir,

It has come to our notice that Vendanta Sesa Goa mining company is involved in filing various complaints with fisheries department against fishermen carrying on fishing activities in Zuari river citing various reasons. We write to lodge our strong protest against Vedanta Sesa Goa mining company for harassing fishermen. Mining companies are outstanding destroyers of nature, ecology and environment and now Vendant, a company registered at London Stock exchange is all out to trouble fishermen in Zuari river. Fishing is birthright of fishermen and Vedanta has no right to disrupt our fishing. Vedanta must know very well that mining in Goa is mere plunder. The best proof is from Central government appointed Justice Shah Commission report.

Let Vedanta not interfere with our fishing activities which we and before us our ancestors have been carrying on since time immemorial even then there was mining barges in operation.

Thanking you,

Yours Sincerely,

         Sd/- 

Maggie Silveira,

President, Goa State

       Sd/-

Sanjay Pereira

Convener, Cacra unit  

       Sd/-

Rohidas Andrade

Convener, Bambolim unit

       Sd/-

Soccoro Braganza

Convener, Siridao Unit

       Sd/-

Anthony Cardozo

Convener, Curca Unit

       Sd/-

Sitaram Pereira

Convener, Odxel Unit

      Sd/-

Milind Palkar

Convener, Nauxi unit

       Sd/-

Chandrakant Lotlikar

Secretary, Siridao Unit

      Sd/-

Hanuman Dias

Co-convenor, Odxel Unit

     Sd/-

Honu Dinkar,

Co-convener, Odxel Unit

      Sd/-

Deu Kankonkar

Secretary, Nauxi Unit

        Sd/-

Yeshwant Shirodkar,

Co-convener, Odxel Unit

        Sd/-

Manguesh Sawant,

Co-convener, Odxel unit

      Sd/-

Amir Mardolkar,

Co-convener,

Nauxim Unit

      Sd/-

Francis Coelho,

Co-convener, Nauxim Unit

     Sd/-

Dulba Pereira,

Co-convener, Cacra Unit

      Sd/-

Santosh Gauns,

Co-convener,  Cacra Unit 

      Sd/-

Sheila D’mello,

Co-convener, Cacra Unit

      Sd/-

Santosh Kukalkar,

Co-convener, Cacra unit