Two Goa projects shelved
HERALD BUREAU
NEW DELHI, APRIL 13
The National Board for Wild Life’s standing committee has shelved two Goa projects, one for manganese ore mining and another for manufacture of ductile iron spun pipes.
The manganese mining proposal was shot down by the committee chaired by Environment and Forest Minister Jairam Ramesh on the ground that it fell within 5.3 km from the boundary of Netravali wildlife sanctuary.
A ministry official said the government is bound by the Supreme Court’s ruling that no polluting activity be carried out within 10 km from the boundary of protected areas and hence denial of the mining permission.
On the same ground, the committee also rejected a proposal for manufacturing of ductile iron spun pipes, neutralising iron ore fines in Goa, as the plan is within a distance of 3.25 km from the boundary of Bhagwan Mahavir wildlife sanctuary.
Various other proposals for projects in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh also received negative response of the committee.
The government goes by the National Board for Wild Life for granting or rejecting permission to any project in the forest areas.
Two Goa projects shelved
NEW DELHI, APRIL 13 The National Board for Wild Life's standing committee has shelved two Goa projects, one for manganese ore mining and another for manufacture of ductile iron spun pipes.
