Bombay HC restrains Sesa Goa from mining in and around Advalpal village
18 Sep 2009
The Bombay high court has issued an order restraining Sesa Goa from carrying out mining operations in and around Advalpal village in a bid to give some respite to villagers suffering from the effects of environment degradation.
A division bench comprising Justice S B Deshmukh and Justice U D Salvi on Thursday passed the interim order on a petition filed by nine-year-old Akash Naik through his mother Sharmila Naik together with NGO Goa Foundation.
The HC, in its interim order, has restrained Sesa Goa from going ahead with its phase 1 and phase 2 operations at Advalpal village in Assonora.
The high court also directed the mining major to submit a detailed proposal for removing the illegal mining dumps along the Advalpal nullah latest by the next date of hearing.
The court is expected to hear the matter again on 8 October.
In his petition, Akash Naik and others had highlighted the plight of the residents of a village without water or paddy fields. The mining companies have destroyed all the paddy fields, mullahs and water bodies, filling them with the sediment from their mining activities.