SC lifts ban, allows 20m MT excavation of iron ore in Goa

April 21, 2014 20:58

The Supreme Court today lifted its 18-month-old ban on all mining activities in mineral rich Goa by allowing annual excavation of up to 20 million MT of iron ore.

The apex court, which vacated its October 5, 2012 interim order suspending all mining operations on the basis of the Justice M B Shah recommendations, passed a slew of directions for the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and Goa government for strictly regulating mining activities in the state till the expert panel, set up by it, submits its final report.

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