Re: [Goanet] Goa Mining Catastrophe
Gullible goans who cannot spot the devils in politics are going to stop mining? Mining will cease only after Goans are wiped out. Goans are happy drinking water enriched with maganese. For the time being do not spoil the parivartan fever in Goa by making such embarassing disclosures. Who says mining is going on. Uncle Parrikar has stopped everything. Are you not aware of the sob stories televised about truck owners being driven to suicide? Goans are enjoying the metamorphosis at present, swearing by parivartan. -soter
[Goanet] Goa Mining Catastrophe
The powerful Mining Lobby does not care enough for the environment as long as they can profit from it legally or illegally. The only way to solve this problem is to STOP all mining activities and reassess each case so as to ascertain whether ALL the legal formalities are complied with including the environmental issues. If it is found that mining activities conflict with environmental issues, then the mine should be closed forthwith and only reopened when these issues have been addressed to the entire satisfaction of the authorities controlling mining. All other issues which crop up relation to the mine should be resolved prior to the mine being allowed to reopen. This will create transparency and ensure that there will not be an environmental catastrophe. Manuel (Eddie) Tavares
[Goanet] Goa Mining Catastrophe
Whilst the current government appears to be better than the last one, my concern is that the Mining Issue is still not being addressed seriously and if action is not taken immediately, a catastrophe is just waiting to happen. I understand that this is opposed by the Mining Lobby which includes powerful/rich miners, who share a pittance with common man earning their livelihood from this industry, and then these powerful/ greedy miner owners use the common man in their campaign front to promote mining aggressively. Whilst those in the mining industry might not be concerned about the devastation to the environment, land pollution, air pollution which causes severe health problems, I at least want them to choose between mining and water. Experts are warning that we are headed towards a severe water crisis ; and strangely many Goans appear to be very complacent on the issue and pretending all is fine. We better act soon, else be punished by nature in the very near future, for our current misdeeds!!
