The transportation timings have been set as 10 am to 12 noon and from 2 pm to 5 pm. The limit of 50 trucks per day as against 230 trucks which were plying though the village roads since January 8 this year. By public interest litigation (PIL) writ petition, the petitioners had prayed to stop transportation of mining ore through the village road of Mayem village in Bicholim taluka. The road through the Mayem village was never used for ore transport in the past. The petitioners apprehended that attempt to reuse the village road to transport mineral ore would result in renewed damage to the village road and dust and noise pollution for the villagers and cause serious hazard for the village community.

Source: The Herald January 17, 2024 22:35 UTC