“Maka coal naka [I don’t want coal].” “Goa against coal.” “Our goal, no coal.” Those were among the signs on display as nearly 1,500 Goans gathered at a ground in the Vasco Da Gama town for a crucial environmental public hearing on whether the administration should permit the construction of facilities to allow large amounts of coal to be transported through the state.
This issue of the GEM consists of other interesting and educative articles like, Your waste is not wasted; A river reborn; How 700 workers cleaned a once-still river in Kerala’s Alappuzha; Are you an eco-friendly person? Take a test; More than 250 water springs have gone dry in Chhattisgarh, thanks to the Chirimiri coal mines; ‘What I saw sent a shiver up my spine’ – Oz farmer on Adani’s project in Gujarat; Sweden Opens World’s First Mall for Repaired and Recycled Goods; Meet The Man Who Has Been Providing 10,000 Litres Of Water In Latur Every Day For The Last 3 Months and so on.
Fr Felix Rebello
