'Government won't depend on mining revenue' http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-13/goa/31159189_1_gmoea-mining-industry-manohar-parrikar
Parrikar fires first salvo at mining industry! " We cannot allow extraction of 55 million tonnes like it has happened earlier. Something like 30 to 35 million tonnes can be alright," Parrikar said, adding that a consensus could be worked out for defining sustainable mining. Parrikar also said that the state would have to be weaned away from dependency on the mining sector. http://freepressjournal.in/news/52545-Parrikar-fires-first-salvo--at-mining-industry-.html Currently ore extraction is pegged at 55 million metric tons. This figure had come down to 30-42 million metric tons, said Chief Minister while replying to a question about how he would manage to make up for revenue loss once petrol price is brought down as promised by BJP in its manifesto. http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/herald-panjim Goa government rules out ban on iron ore exports "In Goa, the exports are hallmark of the mining industry. The recommendations by the M B Shah Commission to ban the exports cannot be accepted," Parrikar told reporters here. Parrikar said "Goa cannot survive if exports of iron ore are banned from the state. The Shah Commission members have wrongly interpreted Goa's situation, probably because the members on the Commission were not Goans." http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2012-03-16/news/31201287_1_gmoea-secretary-low-grade-iron-ore --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
