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Eating dust in paradise -Hindolee Datta

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published Published on Feb 14, 2022   modified Modified on Feb 14, 2022

-The Telegraph

The risks of mining in Goa far outweigh ‘developmental gains’

Over five years ago, Hartman de Souza, a Goan, wrote a very angry book, Eat Dust: Mining and Greed in Goa, about the political economy of mining, giving a harrowing account of the mining racket orchestrated by those with political power, money and influence during the Age of Greed (2008-2011).

This year, four national political parties are fighting the Goa elections that takes place today. The political discourse, however, has failed to address the most fundamental problem: the climate catastrophe. Will politicians halt mining? If it continues, Goa will no longer be a home for Goans, nor a retreat for the affluent urban middle class. This is a year of reckoning for everyone involved.

The nexus of greed had disregarded environmental concerns and the living standards and practices of Goans. That was until a Supreme Court order halted mining activities in October 2012, only because a report by the Justice M.B. Shah Commission revealed that nearly Rs 35,000 crore had been siphoned off by mining companies.

One abandoned site near Maina, a village in south Goa rich in iron ore, is owned by Minescape Earth Movers, a mining company allegedly supported by a former chief minister. The mine reduced an entire side of a mountain to burnt-orange scab, with remains of blue tarpaulin sheets visible. On the other side of this site is an even larger mine, barricaded by large iron gates, a boundary wall, and a guard.

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The Telegraph, 14 February, 2022, https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/eating-dust-in-paradise/cid/1851774


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