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https://thewire.in/126584/sonshi-goa-iron-ore-vedanta/ As Mining Resumes, Villagers in Goa’s Sonshi Say It’s ‘Back to Hell’ BY NIDHI JAMWAL ON 21/04/2017 • 2 COMMENTS

https://scroll.in/article/835656/we-have-to-literally-eat-dust-cloud-of-discontent-in-goa-village-as-mining-picks-up-pace ‘We have to literally eat dust’: Cloud of discontent in Goa village as mining picks up pace Following the resumption of iron ore extraction after a ban imposed in 2012, state walks a tightrope balancing the interests of residents and mining companies. Apr 30, 2017 · 10:30 am

http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-45-goa-villagers-opposing-mining-are-stuck-in-jail-despite-bail/story-gi0PNRGfy7nIfnkICwLeuI.html Why 45 Goa villagers opposing mining are stuck in jail despite bail The villagers were arrested a week ago on charges of unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation. Despite getting bails, each villager needs to furnish a bond of Rs 10,000 and the families do not have the money. INDIA Updated: Apr 18, 2017 19:39 IST Nida Khan - Hindustan Times Ten-year-old Vasudev Gawde knows his family needs Rs 10,000 immediately if he is to see his father walk out of Goa’s Colval sub-jail. He is worried because he knows his mother does not have the money. It is a worry 44 other families of Sonshi village in Valpoi district are sharing since April 11. Vasudev’s father is among 45 Sonshi villagers arrested a week ago on charges of unlawful assembly and criminal intimidation. The villagers had formed a human chain and stopped the movement of iron ore mining trucks through Sonshi, located 57 km east of state capital Panaji. The protesters were demanding an end to plying of mining trucks through their village road, cleaner air, water, and basic healthcare. All 45 got bail, but are stuck in jail because each needs to furnish a bond of Rs 10,000, and none of the families has the money. The families of the 45 villagers have been gathering outside Valpoi police station every day since their arrest, demanding their freedom. Amid the uncertainty, they are certain they cannot raise Rs 4.5 lakh needed to get their villagers out.....

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/metals-mining/mahanadi-coalfields-may-face-rs-20000-crore-penalty/articleshow/60738974.cms Mahanadi Coalfields may face Rs 20,000 crore penalty By MEERA MOHANTY, ET Bureau| Updated: Sep 19, 2017, 12.51 AM IST BHUBANESWAR: Coal IndiaBSE -1.26 % subsidiary Mahanadi Coalfields Limited can face a penalty of more than Rs 20,000 crore in the wake of a Supreme Court order that rendered illegal all mineral production in violation of environmental laws. …..

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/sit-quizzes-bandekar-on-illegal-mining/articleshow/58981027.cms SIT quizzes Bandekar on illegal mining TNN | Jun 4, 2017, 03:45 IST

http://indianexpress.com/article/india/goa-comes-out-with-policy-to-curb-illegal-mines-extraction-4606236/ By: PTI | Panaji | Published:April 9, 2017 4:20 pm ..... The Goa government has decided to adopt a carrot-and-stick approach to curb illegal extraction of mines. The Goa Mines and Geology department announced that those informing about illegalities in extraction of mines would be rewarded while those indulging in unfair and accident prone transportation of ore would be punished..... Goa currently has a ceiling to export 20 million tons of ore which is extracted through 80-odd mining leases. “We are going for zero tolerance towards accidents in the mining belt. Not even a single death due to reckless driving by trucks carrying ore would be tolerated,” Acharya said.