Friday, 22 November 2024

BMM extends support to agitating Pilgao farmers against Vedanta mining plunder

https://epaper.heraldgoa.in/article/oHeraldo?OrgId=2211da0185cb&eid=1&imageview=0&standalone=1&device=desktop


Bharat Mukti Morcha, Goa Unit express support and solidarity with farmers and villagers of Pilgao village in Goa's Bicholim taluka who have blocked transportation of iron ore from their paddy fields for past three days.


The bold step of the farmers and villagers of Pilgaon found support from State administration after Director of Mines admitted that Vedanta mining company has no dedicated road of its own to transport iron ore in trucks.


Vedanta Limited had submitted in their EIA Report that the company has dedicated road of its own to transport iron ore to access 900 meters public road connecting Sarmanas loading Jetty.


Vedanta has neither formal nor informal agreements with farmers to use paddy fields to move-in mining trucks.


Few months back Goa's Chief Minister had used police force to clear farmers blockades of the trucks in paddy fields. 


This Bicholim Mineral Block  I has leased 872 hectares of land for mining purpose for 50 years. This includes inland wetlands consisting of lakes in Lamgao and Mulgao and tributary of Mandovi river in Sirigao.


The dangerous aspect that got revealed in the process is complicit role of MoEF& CC and its Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) to entertain false information in the EIA report because of reasons best known to them.


Mining in Goa continues to a scam. Rs 35,000 crore was estimated by Justice Shah commission to have been robbed off but Goa Government haven't recovered the amount so far.

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