- Over
50,000 Mining dependents from Goa to submit representation to Hon'ble Prime
Minister of
- Mining
resumption is of utmost importance as the unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic has
further deepened the wounds of Goans as tourism industry in the state has come
to a standstill which brings the livelihood of the people depending on mining
and tourism to a grinding halt
Over
50,000 mining dependents including Goa Mining People’s Front, Barge Owners
Association, Truck Operators Association, Village Panchayats and people
associated with mining allied livelihoods have submitted their appeal
through ‘Signature Campaign’ to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi for his immediate intervention to protect livelihoods in
the state by resuming mining operations in Goa. In the letter, mining
dependents of
All mining activities in the state was abruptly ceased on March
15, 2018 following the Supreme Court’s decision to quash renewal of 88 mining
leases affecting 3,00,000 lives in the state. Hon'ble Prime Minister during
election campaign had acknowledged the severe impacts due to stoppage of Mining
and had assured the required intervention for immediate resumption of Goa
Mining. It’s a high time to bring in immediate solution to this stalemate which
is almost pending for last 27 Months since The unprecedented Covid-19 pandemic
has further intensified the abrasions of Goans as tourism sector,
The shutdown of the tourism industry for at least a year would
further aggravate the unemployment rates. With the state’s debts already
standing at an all-time high of Rs. 20000 Crores, the amount of debt is
expected to increase further in the future owing to the current
situation. The socio-economic fabric of the state is further tarnished by the
unprecedented situation created due to the outburst of COVID-19 pandemic.
Over the past two years, mining dependents have met and submitted
various appeals/representations/
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