Mining transport stopped at Cavrem

Tension rose high in Cavrem Quepem on Monday when a mining truck driver drove his truck in a rash and negligent manner endangering the life of a motorcycle rider from Velipwada Cavrem.

The incident occured at around 11.30 AM when the truck loaded with iron ore was proceeding towards Tank where the ore is stacked, when reached at a narrow bridge at cavrem drove the truck in a rash and endanger manner thereby risking the life motorcycle rider Thulo Velip who was proceeding to his house at Velipwada. However said Thulo Velip escaped unhurt. The irritated villagers noted the number of the truck and all the villagers who were working in the paddy field marched on the main road and stopped the truck involved in rash and negligent driving while returning. The irritated villagers then manhandled the driver of the said truck.

It seems that the truck was transporting the ore from magnum mine operating in survey number 27/1 and 27/2 and transport contractor of which is Balli Zilla Panchayat member Subhash Phaldessai. The villagers then stopped the entire mining transport from operating on the road. They demanded the appearance of the contractor at the site. At around 1.30 Quepem police appeared at the spot and in the process of diffusing the situation requested the villager to allowed the loaded truck to go.

That at the request of the police the villagers allowed the loaded truck which were blocked to go but with a condition that till the contractor appeared before the villagers and meet their demand no transport should be started. It is learnt that the transport is be operated by Balli Zilla panchayat member Subash Fall Dessai who was once upon a time a strong opposer of mining at a Public hearing held at Fatorpa regarding the Bauxite mine has recently turned into a mining contractor has decided to meet the villagers on Tuesday evening.

Meanwhile the villagers of Cavrem informed herald that at the time of starting the transport the contractor assured the villagers that the transportation will be done with due care without endangering the life of the villagers , however within the last few months three to four cases of negligent driving their by endangering the life of the villagers.

John Fernandes