PANAJI: Goa Mining People’s Front (GMPF) on Wednesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to consider requests by the state government and governor Satya Pal Malik for early resumption of mining activities through legislative cure.
Sawant and Malik have recently written to the Union government, seeking amendment of the relevant mining act to restart mining in Goa.
Mining operations were halted on March 16, 2018, crippling the livelihood of over 3 lakh Goans due to job losses, GMPF president Puti Gaonkar said
“Two years since mining activities were suspended, Goa has witnessed its worst phase in terms of employment generation, while also affecting the state’s revenue stream. With the tourism industry also severely hit due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, it has robbed the livelihood of many Goans and further aggravated the state’s precarious economy,” Gaonkar said
With the Goan economy already facing headwinds on account of mining stoppage, coupled with the downturn in the tourism sector that could continue for over a year due the current pandemic, it is imperative that the mining industry resumes at the earliest, GMPF stated.
“Due to the mining halt, the loss of revenue to the exchequer is estimated at Rs 7,000 crore for the past two years,” Gaonkar said.
Sawant and Malik have recently written to the Union government, seeking amendment of the relevant mining act to restart mining in Goa.
Mining operations were halted on March 16, 2018, crippling the livelihood of over 3 lakh Goans due to job losses, GMPF president Puti Gaonkar said
“Two years since mining activities were suspended, Goa has witnessed its worst phase in terms of employment generation, while also affecting the state’s revenue stream. With the tourism industry also severely hit due to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis, it has robbed the livelihood of many Goans and further aggravated the state’s precarious economy,” Gaonkar said
With the Goan economy already facing headwinds on account of mining stoppage, coupled with the downturn in the tourism sector that could continue for over a year due the current pandemic, it is imperative that the mining industry resumes at the earliest, GMPF stated.
“Due to the mining halt, the loss of revenue to the exchequer is estimated at Rs 7,000 crore for the past two years,” Gaonkar said.
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