Illegalities In Ore Transportation
Illegal mining has been in the news for a long time and the Shah Commission
report is due to be tabled in parliament on the 1st of December. If the
indications go their way then a lot of our political bigwigs could be in the
slammer in just a few days and we all hope that the very same yardstick applied
to the Reddy's in Karnataka is applied to our Goan politicians.
As a result of illegal mining, some reliable sources have stated that our Goan
treasury has been nicked off more than ten thousand crores in the last five
years alone and every one thought that these investigations would put an end to
the prevailing illegal mining activity but only if it was true.
Last week just on the heels of the Shah Commission leaving for Delhi it all
started again. Worried about the impact of the Shah Commission report the mines
dependent people showed their strength on the streets of Panjim and in the
river Mandovi and even through different appeals made in the print media with
hands joined and while stating their case they pleaded to let legal mining be
allowed to continue so that they do not starve.
Unfortunately the very same mines dependent people have been involved in
transporting ore that is unaccounted for and undocumented and as such hundred
and eleven trucks have been seized so far, for different transport violations,
ranging from over weighing of vehicles to not carrying the weighing tickets
that they are suppose to carry. Now who are responsible for this illegal trade
? Is it the mine owners or is it the transporters ? In either case it has to be
the mines dependant people. Now the million dollar question is, should this
daylight robbery by the mines dependant people be condoned ?
So while they plead to do away with illegal mining they themselves help in
illegal mining activity and it's high time that the authorities take immediate
and firm action against those involved in illegal mining activities and imposed
a total ban on mining in Goa till such time that our Authorities have a plan
and a system in place that will account for every truck and every barge that
carries ore out of the mining site and out of the port and work on a plan to
totally phase out mining in Goa in the near future.
Freddy Agnelo Fernandes
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