Goa CM pitches to mid-night mining transportation?

Reports in Marathi daily on 12 December 2024 about Goa CM intervention in support of Vedanta operated Bicholim Mineral Block - I is truly bizzare.

CM after the failed talks with Pilgao farmers on December 08, 2024 came up with an idea beyond rule books of the mining trade : mining transportation on public roads during day time as well as at night.

In this context certain things must be noted:

1. Terms of Reference for Bicholim Mineral Block I discourages mining ore transportation by road.

2. Vedanta Limited went ahead declared that it will use 900 meters of public road to reach at Sarmanas Jetty.

3. Environmental Clerance granted in January 2024 accepted Vedanta's request for the use of 900 meters of Public Road.

4. Mineral Transportation needs to be during day during time spans with breaks specified in Environmental Clearance ending at 6.30 pm.

5. Never in history of Goa Mineral transportation was officially sanctioned at night. Even the Mineral loot of 35,000 crore rupees was carried on during day time trips. 

6. Goa CM has recommended ore transportation during mid-night on portion of public road connecting Bicholim town to Sarmanas Jetty from 11.30 pm to 5.00 am. 

7. Logic for this recommendation is based on CM's assessment that only 5 houses are in the risk of sleep disturbance at night. Therefore it is alright if their sleep is disrupted at night for five families disrupted daily night sleep is no disturbance at all! Wiered logic indeed. It fit into CM's logic because his sleep will not be disrupted. He cares a damn for other people's sleep. From CM's decision it's clear that he is not going to reside in any of the five houses where sleep will be chronically disrupted due to mining loot at day and night. 

7. This recommendation on night mining transportation at day time and night time is in violation of Environmental Clerance condition that requires mining trucks to halt operations by 6.30 pm.

8. The decisions of CM Sawant to push for night transportation places him in the category of violators of Environmental laws of India and liable to be prosecuted for ecological crimes along with the officials of Vedanta Limited.