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GSPCB has not carried out an Environmental Impact Assessmentof coal handling operations on berth no 10 and 11, while MPT has not carriedout even a single health impact assessment of the people living around the Port
The Goan reported how Vasco made itself heard at the failedEIA hearing where MPT and GSPCB officials were forced to listen to coal issue
GSPCB Member Secretary Levinson Martins told The Goan thatthey had done no EIA and that they could do so only after notification
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The Goan’s Editorial “The MPT is throttling Vasco” raisedmore serious questions of MPT trying to bite off more than it could chew byallowing more coal berths to come up when the existing berth were polluting thecity
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The Goan pointed out how GSPCB’s air monitoring data showedMPT’s coal was polluting Vasco while MPUA was defending its’ pollution with adifferent data and in the standoff, Vasco was suffering.
GSPCB’s Notice to MPT that finally led to closure ofoperations on Berth No 10 and 11
The Goan also raised serious questions with MPT, MPUA andGSPCB about why they had systematically ceased to act in the interest of Vascodenying the City to breathe fresh air
