Goa Federation of Mines Affected People (GOAMAP) strongly condemns forceful,
illegal cutting down of Mangroves and physical assault on the four people in
Panchwadi yesterday to benefit Sesa Goa mining company.
Yesterday Panchwadi villagers along with the Forest department physically
stopped mangroves cutting carried on by few people to benefit Vedanta owned
Sesa Goa in their plans to construct ore loading point. In this process four
people – Costao Fernandes, Derek D’Costa, Nazareth Goadinho and Classey Costa -
were assaulted one of whom - Derek D’Costa - suffered injuries and had to be
hospitalized.
GOAMAP is happy that police at Ponda Police station has arrested some the
culprits and demand that remaining once in hiding be also traced and booked as
per law.
GOAMAP urges Vedanta mining company not to indulge in violence henceforth as it
is not going to serve the purpuse of frightening and demoralizing people
resisting mining industry.
GOAMAP also condemns scientist Arvind G. Untawale, former director of National
Institute of Oceonagraphy, Dona Paula who has prepared report for Goa
Governemnt declaring that there are no mangroves in Pachwadi to benefit Sesa
Goa mining company. GOAMAP advises Dr. Untawale and other scientists not to
indulge in unethical practices to favour mining industry.
GOAMAP further condemns Goa Government for twice issuing land acquisition
notice for 34 meter wide mining road through forest in Panchwadi. GOAMAP is
convinced that Goa Government is merely facilitator of mining plunder of Goa
and hence must be thrown out. GOAMAP also condemns Goa’s opposition leader
Manohar Parrikar for advocating mining by-pass to facilitate Goa’s mineral
loot.
http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/2010/07/goamap-condemns-mineral-loot-of-goa-via.html
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