Friday, September 18, 2009

Vedanta (Dempo) curse for Lamgao Water lakes in Goa

Bicholim has one of biggest mines of Vedanta amongst purchased from Dempos for Rs.1750 crores few months ago. These are pictures taken on single rainy day of September 05, 2009 from the company's mining site at Lamgao right up to Bicholim town.
Mining silt of Vedanta gets washed into Bicholim river. The above picture shows high turbidity of Bicholim river water. Bicholim river is one of the important tributaries or River Mandovi.


Bicholim river carries mining silt from the company's operations in Lamgao village.



Water from mining pit is being pumped out from the Vedanta's (Dempo) mining pit at Lamgao.




Dumps over dumps. Grass used to create stable conditions is disrupted with fresh dumps. As a consequence of this dangerous practice there is increase in mining silt flowing into the river.






View of second lake of Lamgao facing threat from these mining activities.







Collapse of rejection, runoff from the dumps allowed? This gets into the lakes via “mining drainage system”.








Mining run off into first lake of Lamgao









Mining silted water entering first lake of Lamgao.










Mining silted water entering first lake lake continuation of water flow...










Run off of mining silt to first lake continues...













Water released from mining pit into the first lake.











Mining silted water entering the first lake lake continuation...












Mining silted water entering the first lake lake further continuation...













Mining silted water entering the first lake lake further continuation...

















Mining silted water entering the first lake lake further continuation...













First lake location where traditional deiti Mhatrai temple was buried under the dempo mining rejection. New temple is under construction.












Dumping on “afforested areas”












The First Lake of Lamgao












Silted water body. Thanks to mining company.














Dumping on “afforested areas”. Dempos did "afforestation" and Vedanta is dumping mining rejects on top it all!












Lamgao caves under mining threats...














Lamgao's third lake














Lamgao's second lake under Vedanta threat
Ramesh Gauns and Sebastian Rodrigues

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