Last Updated: 5/21/2025 11:39:00 PM
IANS reported that satellite devices will now help the Goa government to combat and curb illegal mining in the state. In an effort to curb illegal transportation of iron ore in Goa, authorities have now begun tagging river barges with a satellite device to keep a tab on iron ore ferried from loading points in the mining belt to ports. Director of Goa's mines and geology department Mr Prasanna Acharya told reporters that "This way we can monitor the movement of barges and also the load being carried by them.” Mr Acharya said that "The barges monitored by satellite will give us real time updates as and when we want it.” The motorized barges plying on the Mandovi and the Zuari rivers, whose tributaries veer deep into the mining belt, carry iron ore from the mining belt in the eastern hinterland to the ports, from where the ore is transferred to large tran-shippers. With the recently tabled Justice MB Shah Commission report saying that virtually all mining companies are involved in illegal mining in Goa, the government has increased its vigil on mining as well as transportation of iron ore in the state.
IANS reported that satellite devices will now help the Goa government to combat and curb illegal mining in the state.
In an effort to curb illegal transportation of iron ore in Goa, authorities have now begun tagging river barges with a satellite device to keep a tab on iron ore ferried from loading points in the mining belt to ports.
Director of Goa's mines and geology department Mr Prasanna Acharya told reporters that "This way we can monitor the movement of barges and also the load being carried by them.”
Mr Acharya said that "The barges monitored by satellite will give us real time updates as and when we want it.”
The motorized barges plying on the Mandovi and the Zuari rivers, whose tributaries veer deep into the mining belt, carry iron ore from the mining belt in the eastern hinterland to the ports, from where the ore is transferred to large tran-shippers.
With the recently tabled Justice MB Shah Commission report saying that virtually all mining companies are involved in illegal mining in Goa, the government has increased its vigil on mining as well as transportation of iron ore in the state.
