Mining impacts on the state of Goa

Mining has caused severe problems to the ecology and hydrology of the tiny state and most of these have been intentionally downplayed by every office, be it state or the academicians and others. Nearly everyone is involved in mining in some way or other and hence, no one has tried to look at mining seriously and comprehensively.

In September 2012, the Goa Foundation had filed public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court, following the observations of the Justice Shah Commission report, which highlighted rampant mining in the state. Just days after the report was tabled in the Parliament on September 7, 2012, the government temporarily suspended mining activities in the state.
In October that year, the SC declared illegal those leases in which violations were detected by the Shah Commission. The court asked its central empowered committee (CEC) to investigate the matter. As a result of these orders, mining activities came to a halt in the state.

Info sources:
• https://scroll.in/article/974419
• https://www.indiawaterportal.org/
• https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/mining