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Cap on future mining in Goa proposed

Cap on future mining in Goa proposed

A Goa government panel has recommended capping min­ing activity in the coastal state at 20 million metric tonne in the next four years in order to protect fragile ecosystem and reduce the social stress.Goa Golden Jubilee Development Council (GGJDC), headed by scientist Raghunath Mashelkar, has pointed out that unbridled mining activity has surpassed the social and environmental threshold in the region.