Goa's Mining Woes
As per News Paper reports of 14th June, Speaker of the Goa's Legislative Assembly went on record in stating that a number of politicians were involved directly or indirectly in illegal mining activities in Goa. It's been stated that at present, there are at least 40 illegal mining operations being carried out in Goa. Even though all this stands out like a full blown sore eye, the Government acts blind to this monstrous issue. How long will it be before the forest cover of Goa is totally destroyed and we are faced with the dilemma of an irreversible ecological disaster ? India's forest policy clearly says that we should work towards 33% forest cover in a couple of years. With so far, more than 50% forest cover already destroyed by mining, this policy looks more like a crude joke on Goa's environment. If the people who are supposed to implement the policies of their respective Governments, are themselves defaulters, what more can we expect from these corrupt, inept imbeciles ? For all developmental purposes man and nature has to move hand in hand and in ambience, and in our quest and vision for development and revenue enhancement, we should also make sure, that we maintain our ecological balance as well, which in fact is, very essential for the survival of mankind itself. The whole world is worried about the depleting ozone layer, due to increasing toxic emissions and depleting forest cover world wide and our incompetent Government is only adding to the woes of the global community with further reduction in green cover. The way our forests are being destroyed, 33% forest cover surely looks wishful thinking. Performing isn't easy in such an atmosphere of irrationality, particularly when the ministers helped by a bunch of bureaucrats and so called experts mostly incapable of any logical thinking except when it comes to bloating up their own fortunes. At this point in time it is most imperative that we look at this very delicate and demanding issue with a lot more seriousness and aggression if required and put an end to this destruction of or natural wealth and preserve it for our future generations. Freddy Agnelo Fernandes -------------------------------------------------------- The content of this electronic communication is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed and any others who are specifically authorized to receive it. It may contain confidential or legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution or otherwise placing reliance on the contents of this information is prohibited and may be unlawful in certain legal jurisdictions. If you have received this communication in error please notify the sender immediately by responding to this email and then delete it from your system. -------------------------------------------------------- ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________