Digital Goa, June 17 – “Goa’s biodiversity demands low-impact, technology-driven mineral exploration,” said CM Pramod Sawant stressing on the need for transparency, digitized clearances, and local community participation. He was speaking at a one-day workshop on ‘Mineral Exploration in Goa: Challenges, Opportunities and the Way Forward’ organized by the Department of Mines. Sawant asserted that a strategy must be framed to address resistance from locals, farmers, and environmentalists
