The apex body representing miners and dependants in Goa has urged the central government to amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act (MMDRA) 2015, as it is seen as the only way to resume iron-ore mining in the region, closed since early last year. The Goa Mining People’s Front has demanded that the Goa and central governments work towards amending the legislation as all other means to resume iron-ore mining operations have failed over the last year and hundreds of thousands of miners and their dependants were being deprived of their livelihood.
