PANJIM: As State government explores possibility of forming Mining Corporation to restart the iron ore activities, the Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) on Thursday said that the move will is “not feasible.”
In a press statement issued, Goa Mining People’s Front president Puti Gaonkar said that the State government should stick to its earlier stand of finding legislative solution to the current mining impasse.
“We strongly urge Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant to stick to his assurance of solving the Goa mining crisis by end of December 2019,” Gaonkar said.
He said, “Recently, we have heard announcements through statements attributed to various MLAs in the State regarding the intention of the government to form State-run Mining Corporation for resumption of mining but it does not seem to be a feasible solution.”
“State-run corporations don’t have required expertise to conduct mining activities, we have seen the precarious financial position of State Corporations such as Sanjivani sugar factory and Kadamba Transport Corporation Limited in the State,” he said.
“If the Government fails to meet the deadline of this month end for recommencement of mining activities, they must provide relief package to all mining dependents from next month onwards,” he demanded.
Gaonkar said, “If the State government intends to sell the mining dumps through State-run Mining Corporation, we also urge the government to study the basic valuation of dump handling as at the present the State neither has the geologist nor any authentic report of the minerals and the information on the grade material available on the dumps.”
