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µOnly when the last fish has been
eaten; only when the last tree has
been cut; only when the last river has been poisoned; only then will
they know you cannot eat money ¶:
An American Indian saying.
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Article 48 of the
Indian ConstitutionThe State shall endeavour to
protect and improve the
environment and to safeguard
the forests and wildlife of thecountry.
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Article 51 A of the
Indian ConstitutionFundamental dutiesIt shall be the duty of every citizenof India ±(g) to protect and improve the natural
environment including forests, lakes,
rivers and wild life, and to have
compassion for living creatures;
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it is obvious that there hasbeen little or no recognition
that environmentalsustainability and avoidance of environmental degradation are
also legitimate economicconcerns
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Our objective
1 - to restore the authentic meaning to the
rule of law by emphasizing compliance
with legal requirements for environmentalprotection.
2 - to restore some degree of balance
between India¶s constitutionalright to life, its constitutional duty to
protect the environment, and its need for
rational development.
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Rejects piled up in more than 50
villages is already more than 600
million metric tonnes , or 30-40
metric tonnes per capita
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110 mining leases
in operation
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110 legal mines ?!1. How many follow all the rules and
regulations?
2. Is the monitoring of existingmining operations efficient?
3. What are the deterrents to illegaloperations?
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130
new leasesawaiting
clearance
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can Goa
cope?
Can our
monitoringcapacity
cope?
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can our
land, riversroads and
people
cope?
NO !
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12.000 trucks create havoc
and accidents
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add to that the havoc of mining
traffic from Karnataka
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HEALTH WARNING
More traffic means:
More accidents
More dust and air pollution
Rise in high incidence of respiratory diseases
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1000 barges pollute & silt
Mandovi and Zuari rivers
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Satelite picture of barges loading
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Siltation rate 2.5 lakh
metric tones per year
M d i & Z i
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Mondovi & Zuari
estuaries poisoned
Rising concentration
of heavy metals in
food chain detected
which is ecotoxic
( situation has been
compared to arsenic
poisoning in West
Bengal by Goa
Univ.& NIO research)
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Mandovi carries
2,00.000 + of
metrictonnes of sediment
per year.
The National Institute
of O
ceonagraphypredicted totalextinction of
estuary life in the
near future.
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What Forest Protection Act?
In Goa, a 1000 hectares fromForest Land have been allowedto be used for mining.
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2.5 lakh hectares of government land
have been taken by illegal mining
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18% of iron ore exported is illegal
worth 700 crores
10 5% of the state of Goa is now
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10.5% of the state of Goa is now
under mining exploitation ± the
highest in the country.
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For whose benefit?
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Growth can be malignant
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Post Card from Goa
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Post Card from China
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While China benefits
G d i h h l h
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Goa ends up with a hole on the
ground«.Map of Goa
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Goa¶s model of development
is unsustainable. It destroysthe ecosystems and life
support systems - destroys
forest land, dries water
sources, pollutes and silts
rivers and agriculturalland, destroys wild life habitats
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What is that green
spot?
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Squeezed between giant states
Karnataka and Maharastra
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Goa is a small state hardly
noticeable on the map of India with
less than 1% of India¶s land mass.
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Total area 3,702 Km2 o
one of the smallest states in India
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Mining belt is 95 Km long
Goa is 40 Kms wide
105 Kms long
2008 09 Goa exported 47 million
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2008-09 Goa exported 47 million
tonnes of iron ore 60% of
national iron ore export
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We need to search for
alternatives
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Is mining the future of Goa?
NO!THE FUTURE OF GOA IS
Sustainable development Green technology
Food production
Eco-tourism
Nature conservation
the future for Goa should
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the future for Goa should
be guided and ruled by
Accountability & Law and order Transparency & Honesty
Zero tolerance for corruption & bribes
Respect for laws of nature & nature
Strong & honest monitoring capacity
Cooperation & partnership with civil society
Good governance
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