Ban on iron ore export from Goa is one of the possibilities
explored by the Shah Commission during its investigations into the illegal
mining scam in the state, a senior member of the panel said here today.
Justice R A Mehta, a senior member of the commission, told PTI, “Banning
export (of iron ore) is one of the options being considered to curb
illegalities in the trade.”
“It's premature to say whether there are illegalities
in the mining trade in Goa. At this stage, we can't say if there is a
scam or not the commission is in the process of collecting data, which would be
compiled to form the final report,” Mehta said.
“It's too early to compare Goa scenario with
Karnataka,” he said, adding that, the Commission is in the process of
collecting data, which would be compiled to form the final report.
From Monday, the panel members have begun visiting all the
90-odd operating and 32 non-functional mining leases in the state.
During its first round of inspections, the commission had found nearly all the
mines encroaching upon the adjoining areas. “We can say almost 90 per cent
of the mining leases have some or other violations,” a senior commission
member said.
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