Mining Companies like Sesa Goa threatens Advalpal

Picture of Sesa Goa mine in Advalpal

Advalpal residents witnessed disappearance of their village forest at the behest of the mining companies. Now forest inhabitants specially snakes are frequently seen near the houses and even inside the houses.

Sesa Goa's invading mining dumps

With mining village water bodies dried up. The above picture is of what used to be village pond. it is completely dried up.

Sharmila Naik is in the middle of the mining tragedy in her village: this spot where where she is standing used to be the point of the perennial spring. It is now dried up due to mining. Sesa Goa mine is the closest one that operate here and even this spring comes under the mining lease of Sesa Goa!

This place is traditional cremetarium of the Advalpal villages. Sesa Goa attempted to mine this place. Angry villagers forced the company to retreat - at least for the time being.

The above picture is of Fomento mine in Advalpal

The above used to be the natural water flow from the forest into the village of Advalpal. But now it is in the possession of mining companies playing God.

Perhaps this is going to be the last time that cashew feni will be distilled in the forest of Advalpal. Sesa Goa's mining dumps are increasingly advancing towards the distillery. Mining is one industry that causes all round destruction.

Sesa Goa's mining activities in Advalpal

Sesa Goa's mining dumps have reached at a very threatening stage: it is covering what used to be traditional pond where cattle used to bath round the year. First this pond dried up due to mining and now this space itself is being filled up through mining dumps.

Here is a close up of this what only tow years ago used to be the pond. It is being filled up rapidly with mining rejects. The reason is Sesa Goa wants to expand its mining activities further towards the village.

Here is another long short with Sesa Goa truck in action in Advalpal.

Sebastian Rodrigues