Govt to review 10-yr records to control illegal mining
PTI, PANAJI | 28 June 2012 13:02 IST
In an effort to weed out illegal mining activity from the state, Goa government has told the High Court that they are reviewing all files cleared by the state mines and geology department spanning over a decade.
Mines and Geology department director Prasanna Acharya, in an affidavit filed before Bombay High Court bench at Goa, has said he has already initiated steps to review all the files of the department which were processed during last 10 years, as per an assurance given in the budget speech by the state Chief Minister.
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had assured to nail the illegal mining activity in the state by cleansing the department and also by reviewing all the files cleared during last ten years.
The Parrikar government has already suspended the then director of mines, Arvind Lolienkar, holding him responsible for the irregularities in the mining department.
The directorate of mines and geology has filed an affidavit, responding to the writ petition filed by NGO Goa Foundation, against the illegalities in the ore mining sector of Goa.
Acharya has submitted that the department has designed a new website which is being audited.
"After the launch of website, matters like issuance of royalty challans, no objection certificates for export, issuance of transit passes along with other aspects to curb illegal mining activities in the state and efficiently monitor the legal mining would be tackled," the director has pleaded.
The department will finalise the new Goa Minerals (Prevention of Illegal Mining Transportation and Storage) Rules, 2012 to repeal and replace the 2004 rules within three weeks, he said in the affidavit.
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