The Shah commission's final report on illegal mining in Goa has recommended a Central bureau of investigation (CBI) inquiry into illegal mining in the state.
So far, the state government has tried to avoid a CBI inquiry into illegal mining in the state.
CBI, Goa, has written to the state government to investigate the illegal mining cases pertaining to Karnataka and Goa, but, till date there is no reply from the state government.
State government has constituted a special investigation team (SIT) to investigate into illegal mining.
SIT is investigating 14 illegal mining cases and have arrested five persons involved in illegal mining.
Shah commission report said that to avoid large scale irregularities and illegalities for illegal dispatches, illegal export of iron ore, illegal excavation and unauthorized procurement of ore from various illegal quarries by paying royalty in proxy, the following recommendations are made.
"Being a serious matter, it is recommended that on the lines of directions issued on September 7, 2012, by the Supreme Court in the matter of illegal export through Belikare Port, State of Karnataka in W.P. No. 562 of 2009 (LA. No. 68 and 10 of 2012), it is required to be followed by the same principle and the direction should be issued here also by the competent authorities so that the matter may be investigated by CBI," Shah commission's report said.
Excess illegal export over the production as per the Goa Mineral Ore Export Association records from 2000-01 to 2000-11 is about 1,59,73,625 metric tonnes. During the period 2000-2010, it worked out to 2,747 crores pegged at an exchange rate of 43 per dollar.
Source: The Times of India
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