RESUME MINING WITH STRICT MONITORING STEPHEN DIAS DONA PAULA 9422443110 5th October 2022
IF mining is to be started in Goa, a fool-proof and comprehensive monitoring of mining activities should be in place with measures such that no space is allowed for illegal mining that was the reason why mining was stopped by the Supreme Court in 2012 and in the M B Shah Commission unearthed illegal mining to the tune of Rs. 35000 crores. A compact inventory of ores at each mine should be estimated so that grade-wise mining may take place under the hawk eyes of strict officials of the Mining Corporation to be formed. Absolutely no margin should be allowed for illegalities to take place by prior knowledge of quantums of ores being calculated with precision. The Mining Corporation should be given complete access to monitor mining activities unfettered. If the exact amount of ores have been estimated grade-wise, there will be no margin for evasion of taxes as leviable ore amount will be known in advance. It would also be prudent that in advance exhausted mines should not be abandoned but should be put to use and restored, which should be mandatory. Ideally, from the proceeds?????? activity, every household should be paid a mining dividend as profits should be payable to all Goans.