MINING IN GOA HAS BEEN A LEGAL BATTLE

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

M B Shah Commission report citing illegalities in Goa mines tabled in Parliament

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Goa government temporarily suspends mining in the state

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

Union Ministry of Environment and Forests issues notice to cancel environmental clearance of all 139 mines in Goa

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Petition filed by non-profit Goa Foundation against Union of India and others in the Supreme Court based on Shah Commission report

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Supreme Court accepts petition by Goa Foundation, suspends activities under the mine leases in which violations were detected by the Shah Commission. The court also directs its Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to look into mining illegalities in the state

DECEMBER 7, 2012

CEC submits interim report

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Supreme Court constitutes a sixmember expert committee to conduct a macro-level environmental impact assessment for assessing a ceiling on annual excavation of iron ore in Goa

MARCH 14, 2014

Expert committee submits interim report suggesting a cap of 20 million tonnes a year on iron ore mining. The committee notes that a detailed scientific study on the matter will take another year

APRIL 21, 2014

Supreme Court delivers judgement allowing conditional resumption of iron ore mining in Goa