Depleted water in a well at Dandorem

(April 06, 2003)

Water level in well above when pumps at mining site were on.

(April 06, 2003)

Flow of water

increased in the well

after WOMEN forced

the mining company

to stop pumping water

Out of the pit.

(April 14, 2003)

Water pump could be used by farmer for 30 minutes. In May 2000 the farmer could use the pump for 6 hours non stop. (April 14, 2003)

Depleted water flow

at a spring in the

upper level of

Mushcaurem village

(April 06, 2003)

Depleted water flow at another spring in Mushcaurem.

(April 06, 2003)

Semi dry spring that could supply water for cultivation of 20 acres of paddy fields and horticulture crops. Mushcaurem, (April 06, 2003)

Flow in above spring increased after women stopped pumping Of water on April 07, 2003. Mushcaurem. (April 14, 2003)

Man gestures to show

quantity of flow from

spring that fed 40 acres

of paddy fields and

Horticulture crops.

Dadorem (April 06, 2003)

Flow from spring increased after women revolted. (April 14, 2003)

Nalla that never ever dried up even if monsoons were delayed.

Since the mining company started pumping water out from pit.

It went dry in December 2002, which ahs affected the horticultural crops.

Well at Mushcaurem

completely dry.

Mud sample taken

on from the well on

April 06, 2003 was dry.

Sample taken on

April 21, 2003 in the

presence of Sarpanch

and another punch

was moist.

Saptu Faterpekar seen along

with his son,

near a coconut sapling

crying for water.

(April 06, 2003)

The work of his hands destroyed… Saptu, seen near an older Sapling

(April 06, 2003)

Horticulture plantation dying at Dandorem. (April 06, 2003)

40 acres of paddy fields destroyed due to careless attitude ofMining company. Dandorem

(April 06, 2003)

Lata Gaonkar used to get 12 sacks of paddy from her plot in this vast field. This year she got only 1 sack of paddy and 11 sacks of chaff.

When the poor local farmers approach Sai Baba the arrogant mines manager, a non-Goan, for compensation, he tells them to get lost,

and further tells them to sell the land to the company. Dandorem (April 06, 2003)

Paddy crop destroyed at Dandorem. (April 06, 2003)

More chaff less grain !!! Gokul and her son separate the seed from the chaff. April 14, 2003

Anil Savant along with his father and brothers at work. How long will the grain last for the joint family 10 adults and 7 children ??

(April 14, 2003)

A fools paradise !!! Rainwater drains on the side of the main road converted into settling ponds !!! Murky water overflows into the nalla.

Mushcaurem : April fools day 2003

An eye wash !!! Water seen gushing out into the nalla, which meets the Kushawati river 30 metres away.

Mushcaurem :April Fools Day 2003

“Killing me softly” says Kushawati. Saput Faterpekar and Patik Gaonkar

in the Kushawati River showing runoffs from the mine.

A close-up of the degradation of the Kushawati river. Dandprem (April 06, 2003)

Depleted water source at Mushcaurem. (March 28, 2003)

“I thirst” cries out the earth !!! Tell tale signs

of the destruction of the paddy crop. Will the authorities agree ???

No !!! Never !!! Who bothers to listen to the cry of the poor ?

The labourers were plenty, the harvest poor. Dandorem April 14, 2003

Runoffs from Dump at Costi mines. April 06, 2003

Runoffs getting into paddy fields. Costi April 06, 2003

The over silted nalla overflows in fields at Navelim (Amona)

March 09, 2003

This was once a lush green paddy field… Amona

March 09, 2003

“I’m nobody’s” These fields have not been cultivated due to heavy siltation

“Nobody wants me” neither the farmer nor the cattle… Amona March 09, 2003

“I’ve been painted by the miner” A cashew tree covered with mining dust.

Standing out… Red trees…

The much talked about agriculture policy of the

Goa government.