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August 21 2007
Popularly known for thier generosity in promoting football in Goa, Dempo
mining group is gradually swallowing Bicholim's precious resources. It has
large number of mining leases in this taluka in Northen Goa. However Dempos
have created hell like situation for the residents and farmers are forced to
stop paddy on its fertile soil due to mining silts. Its roads are burdened
with mining silt all the time and even dangerous during monsoon rains
leading to large number of accident cases. In the non rainy days the air is
full of nasty mining dust that has created large number people with severe
health risks.
In and around Bicholim town for example Dempo mining corporation has
approximately 550 hactares of area under mining lease. It is spread out in
the municipal limits of Bicholim Municipal corporation, Lamgao, villages of
Mayem, Bordem, Mulgao and Sirigao.
Even the public roads are within the mining lease of Dempos, one example to
this effect is road from NSP Dempo Gate to Cine Hira Talkies in Bicholim
town.
Dempo mining has led to large scale water depletion as high voltage water
sucking pumps are installed inside the mines to carry on deeper mechanised
mining activities.
Last month teacher Ramesh Gauns has filed police case for spreading silt on
public roads in Bicholim and it is pending in the Court of the Executive
Megistrate, Bicholim taluka, Bicholim.
Dempos are responsible for causing irreversible threats to natural lakes in
Mulgao as well as in Mayem due to its reckless mining activities. Natural
water sources have gone dry in Pilgaon village. Its greening policies and
nonesense as it promotes monocultures hostile to nature in every sense.
Entire Bordem village is disrupted becuse of mining and landslides caused
due to mining in 1991. The huge paddy field lies uncultivated and even
people are displaced from thier original settlements.
Here is a picture of Bordem mine and high powered water pump in operation
for you to see:
http://www.openspaceforum.net/twiki/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=4
All this for exports of Iron Ore first to Japan and in the last few years to
China.
Sebastian Rodrigues
Visit my blog at
http://www.openspaceforum.net/twiki/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=17
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