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Protect Goa's natural beauty Support Goa's first Tiger Reserve Sign the petition at: http://www.goanet.org/petition/petition.php --------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=1876&boxid=5632718&uid=&dat=10/18/ *Dear Sesa Goa. What do you call this - legal or illegal?* *Did Sesa’s earlier avatar Dempo, misrepresent facts to get EC clearance for Bicholim mine? As promised Herald visits one more mine to dig out the facts* *SURAJ NANDREKAR su...@herald-goa.com * BICHOLIM: This is a story of how “ legal mines” flout rules to get the Environment Clearance from the Union Ministry for Environment and Forests, and are actually more illegal then “ legal”. Or so we think. Before we proceed with this story, we would like to inform our readers that notwithstanding the thoroughness of our investigations, we sent questions to Sesa Goa to clarify and revert. Sesa has not reverted back with any clear answers in three days. In a reversal of sorts, we reproduce what Sesa said first and leave readers to decide after reading the story if these comments are justified. R Krishnagopal Associate Vice President, Corporate Communication, Sesa Goa Limited said “ Sesa wishes to inform that the matters referred by the publication are very old and pertain to a period in the past under a previous management ( Dempo).” “ Under these circumstances, it is only incumbent Continued on pg 17 -- Please post your comments on my Blog: http://goanidentity.blogspot.com/ Please also see below: 1. Benaulim Village Action Committee: http://www.bvacbenaulim.blogspot.com/ 2. "Rape of Goa" : http://www.parrikar.com/blog/the-rape-of-goa/ 3. MAND - an adivasi-rights resource centre : http://mandgoa.blogspot.com/ 4. EVERY GOAN SHOULD SEE THIS VIDEO: http://infochangeindia.org/Infochange-documentary.html 5. Goa's Identity Movement group on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com//#/group.php?gid=193497031686 6. Official Government Site NRI Office (GOA): http://www.globalgoans.org.in/