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Covid-19: Goa renews demand for mining resumption for economic revival

The CM told reporters that he had written to the Centre to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act

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Earlier Sawant wrote to PM Modi seeking an amendment in the Goa, Daman and Diu Mining Concession Act to allow mining in the state till 2037.

BS Web Team Agencies Panaji

1 min read Last Updated : Apr 28 2020 | 8:57 AM IST

Anticipating economic distress due to the coronavirus-induced lockdown in Goa, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has sought intervention of the Centre in resumption of the mining operations, which came to a halt in 2018 following the Supreme Court order.

The CM told reporters that he had written to the Centre to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act.

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"I will also personally follow up the matter with the Centre by explaining the importance of mining activity for the economic revival of the state,"

Topics : Coronavirus Pramod Sawant Goa Mining industry

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