'Legal' ore export to be delayed
PTI, PANAJI | 01 October 2012 22:47 IST
The iron ore export from Goa will not resume from today contrary to expectations, as the State Mines and Geology Department is still verifying the quantum of ore lying at jetties.
Director of Mines and Geology, Prasanna Acharya told PTI that several teams are verifying the quantum of ore, and subsequently there would be inspection of mining sites.
“It will be difficult to restart the exports today....it will be possible only after the total (quantity of) ore is verified,” Acharya said.
The State Government suspended all the 90 mining licenses recently following recommendation of Justice M B Shah Commission which probed illegal mining in Goa.
Only the export of ore already lying at the jetties and mining sites was allowed, after its legality and quantum was ascertained.
Assistant Director of Mines, Parag Nagarcekar told PTI that mining companies had claimed that total of 52.97 lakh million MT of ore was lying at 50 jetties.
The official teams have inspected 38 jetties till now, putting the amount of ore lying there at 13.56 lakh MT, Nagarcekar said, adding that inspection will continue this week as well.
Why are these officials and government trying to fool the public? When the mining has been classified as illegal, from where does this LEGAL Ore enters now on the jetty's.? How could be the looted material be Legal? Have the mining lobby influenced these officials? Or our government?
Government should follow the SHAH COMMISSION recommendations and ban the mining and stop the exports of ore,that is lying on these jetty 's. all that ore belongs to government and if at all needs to be exported, the revenue should be in government coffers and Not to the private parties. Please do not fool Adam admi by playing with the words legal and illegal. This is a cLear steal right under the nose of susegad goans.