Ban on Iron ore exports rejected by Government of Goa 

“In Goa, the exports
are hallmark of the mining industry. The recommendations by the M B Shah Commission to ban the exports cannot be accepted,” Goa
Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told reporters in Panaji.

“Goa cannot survive
if exports of iron ore are banned from the state. The Shah Commission members
have wrongly interpreted Goa's situation, probably because the members on the
Commission were not Goans,” he
added.

The minister was reacting to the interim report of Justice
Commission that was submitted to the Union Mines Ministry in Delhi. The report suggested a ban on the exports after the Commission investigated into the illegal mining in Goa.

“Mining is a 60-year
old business in the state,” the Chief Minister said adding not even one
kilogram of iron ore from Goa can be converted into steel because it is of low
grade. 

“Even setting up of
steel industry is not suitable in the state due to logistic issues,” he
said, adding the legal mining industry would be provided all the required
protection in the state.