NGO welcomes Gadkari comment of shifting coal hub to Maharashtra
09 Nov 2017 06:45 PM
The organisation said that just like the central government had dropped satellite port project at Betul they should do the same with the Coal Hub and Nationalization of the rivers.
The NGO said that the people had made it very clear that they don’t want any form of expansion of Mormugao Port Trustat Vasco at the 8 day public hearing.
GAC said that Nitin Gadkari should also know that its
own BJP MLA’s Carlos Almedia and Alina Saldanha had attended the public hearing
and voiced concern against Coal dust pollution and expansion of Coal handling
of the port.
Member of GAC Olencio Simoes Stated future that
almost 40 Panchayats of Goa has opposed this mega projects of making Goa Coal
Hub and Nationalization of our 6rivers for coal transportation.
Stating that states like Delhi,UttarPradesh,Haryana air quality
Index has hit server levels only due to factors like Vehicle emission, dust
from construction, farm burning and firecrackers and if we compare Goa then
vehicle emission is even more and Goa has topped the list of Indian
states with the maximum traffic density of 551 vehicles per 1,000 people as
compared to Delhi ranked third with 424 vehicles per 1,000 people.
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