They ply in Mandovi, they ply in Zuari, they ply in Cumbharjua Canal, draining Goa of its precious wealth everyday. They are the barges of Goa's plunderous mining industry controlled by handful of families and one multinational Sesa Goa owned by British Vedanta that earned profits of Rs.40,000 crores for the year 2006-07 and invested Rs. 30 crores in Goa as choclates from Sugar daddy. Total annual official revenue to State of Goa does not cross Rs.20 crores from all the mining companies put together!
They carry our mountains to China and Japan only for few mine operators to become filthy rich.
This is a view from the top of the barge. Goa's soil is being sold everyday. Some of it is legal other illegal. Some Miners rejoice that that is legal and others are illegal. State is pockets by legals as well as by illegals. State is buried under the mud in these barges that fetch foreign exchange in dollars and what not...
Mountains can be clearly identified on these barges in Mandovi and Zuari. Goa police even provide security for the barges inside the river with their marine wings playing in waters! Never mind mining takes Goa to gutters! And society is getting into tatters! None of the miners are willing to reconsider their businesses, for they are least bothered!
Some barges are visible other are less so. But loot of Goa's soil goes on day and night, 24 hours without a halt. Villagers are are up in arm at various levels and state response is favorite police force. Shame of Goa government for being impotent to the core and being puppet of the miners to its soul.
Mountains and mountains of Goa, Western Ghats all the time goes to China every hour from our rivers.
barges are longs and short, in all the sizes to float on waters and find their way into Arabian Sea to unload into giant vessels to take Goa's mountains abroad.
They come from every angles, under the bridges and can be seen from the top of it as in the above picture so beautifully...
This is a view from the top of the barge. Goa's soil is being sold everyday. Some of it is legal other illegal. Some Miners rejoice that that is legal and others are illegal. State is pockets by legals as well as by illegals. State is buried under the mud in these barges that fetch foreign exchange in dollars and what not...
Mountains can be clearly identified on these barges in Mandovi and Zuari. Goa police even provide security for the barges inside the river with their marine wings playing in waters! Never mind mining takes Goa to gutters! And society is getting into tatters! None of the miners are willing to reconsider their businesses, for they are least bothered!
Some barges are visible other are less so. But loot of Goa's soil goes on day and night, 24 hours without a halt. Villagers are are up in arm at various levels and state response is favorite police force. Shame of Goa government for being impotent to the core and being puppet of the miners to its soul.
Mountains and mountains of Goa, Western Ghats all the time goes to China every hour from our rivers.
barges are longs and short, in all the sizes to float on waters and find their way into Arabian Sea to unload into giant vessels to take Goa's mountains abroad.
They come from every angles, under the bridges and can be seen from the top of it as in the above picture so beautifully...But behind this beauty there is ugly reality. You encounter it only when you visit Goa's mining villages battling for water and survival. battling tuberculosis and other varieties of respiratory diseases.
Come to Goa visit its mining villages!
Sebastian Rodrigues
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