Dear All The response from Goanetters to sign this PETITION so far has been very disappointing! YET IT JUST TAKES A MINUTE OF YOUR TIME ! Please do sign this PETITION and help us arrest the total destruction of Goa! Just click on the link below.
After years of struggle against uncontrolled mining in Goa, we finally managed to get this MORATORIUM on new mining leases against all odds and all forces! However our chances of maintaining the current MORATORIUM long term on new mining leases should depend on the results of the report from NEERI, instead of the proposal from the Ministry of Environment and Forests, which makes it dependent on the new MINING POLICY which will practically take us back to where we were before - which is in the hands of the mining lobby. You can now sign a Petition to the Minister of State for Environment and Forest Mr Jaiaram Ramesh on http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php The petition is not to lift the moratorium on new mining leases till such time as the ministry has received and considered the environmental impact assessment and Goa's mining carrying capacity report of NEERI. Thanks for your help and cooperation. Carmen Miranda