GOA ILLEGAL MINING CASE : REGULATORY COLLAPSE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES The Indian state of Goa is better known

for its beaches and tourism but recently the state made headlines for all wrong reasons illegal mining case. Goa is considered to be one of the most iron ore rich states of India but the illegal mining activities in the state for last 10 years lead to various problems. Goa stands as a stark example of the broader patterns of regulatory collapse; government institutions plagued by incompetence, incapacity or corruption stand by and do nothing. The common set of core issues to emerge from this process was:

Land acquisition: issues of compensation to farmers and availability for mining operations environmental quality: concerns about the degradation of air, water, lands, and forests; post-mine closure: issues of unemployment, income potential and environmental cleanup; human and physical investment in the region: education, basic amenities, rent-sharing with locals, training opportunities, and health care facilities; social and community relations: nongovernmental organizations' interference, political interference, media under-reporting of problems, cosmetic attention to problems, and consultation; and effective administration: rule enforcement, goals achieved, and accountability.

In 2011, growing local discontent around the impact of iron mining operations in south Goa led to peaceful protests and also to violent confrontations between local residents and mine employees. There have been occasional reports of violence and direct threats against anti-mining activists in Goa. After intervention of Human Rights commissions and other central government bodies, by September 2011, the situation had changed dramatically. This was due largely to the arrival of a Commission of Inquiry convened by the central government and headed by retired Supreme Court Justice M.B. Shah. The case got media attention and become well know across India. In 2012, there was shift at state level government and few steps were taken to end up the illegal mining

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