In the seventies in Goa there was Dominic Souza who would turn the Dempo
players on their heads. It looks lile MP has taken up to football. Is it ball
dodging or is it motocross?
BC
TEAM HERALD
teamher...@herald-goa.com
PANJIM: Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday dodged questions on the
steps he proposed to take for the recovery of the estimated Rs 35,000 crore
lost due to illegal mining from encroachment, claiming that the Government is
still examining the report.
The CM also refused to state as whether criminal action would be initiated
against mine owners, as he has promised against the politicians who allegedly
helped them bend the law for financial gains, as indicated in the Shah
Commission Report.
"We are examining the report. Some mining leases have encroached on to
Government land and we would be penalizing them," was the best he could manage,
adding that action would be taken "as per the Land Revenue Code".
?Unless the Mines Department puts up a note to me on exact recommendations of
the Shah Commission, I cannot take any action. But definitely there would be an
action plan,? Parrikar claimed.
Parrikar, who also holds the Mining portfolio, also announced that the
Directorate of Mines and Geology has been identified as the nodal authority for
ensuring that the mining firms complied with all the required permissions
before they are allowed to start operations.
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