Illegal mining: Goa govt to review all files cleared in 10 yrs

Mines and Geology department director Prasanna Acharya, in an affidavit before Bombay High Court bench at Goa, said he has initiated steps to review all files of the department which were processed during the last 10 years.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar had pledged to nail illegal mining activity in the state by cleansing the department and also by reviewing all files cleared during the last ten years.

The Parrikar government has already suspended the then director of mines, Arvind Lolienkar, holding him responsible for the irregularities in the mining department.

The directorate of mines and geology has filed an affidavit, responding to the writ petition filed by NGO