The Union Ministry for Environment and Forests (MoEF) constituted expert appraisal committee on Environment Clearances (EC) had recommended revocation of EC of 43 iron ore mining leases, of the 88 renewed by the State Government.
The Vishwanath Anand Expert Appraisal Committee on ECs issued for mining in Goa, had also recommended that the ECs of 40 leases be kept in abeyance till clearance from the National Board of Wildlife (NBW), while it had proposed complete EC abeyance in case of five leases.
The Committee was constituted by the Ministry in February 2013, after the ECs of 117 leases were kept in abeyance following suspension of iron ore mining activities in the State. The committee submitted its report to the Supreme Court on October 30, 2013..............Read more
Source web page: Heraldgoa
Comments (0)
Please Login or Register to join groups