Goa State Government May Need to Consider Money Recovery Options From MV Lucky Seven Owner Gopal Kanda

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  • PG News October 20, 2017
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The Goa state government may have to consider various options to recover money from Gopal Kanda – the owner of the sixth offshore casino vessel MV Lucky Seven, in order to conduct an impact study and to be able to restore the damaged Miramar beach.

A reporter, during a visit to the Miramar beach, witnessed a 50-metre shoreline erosion. The height of the wave cut scarp was approximately 1.4 meters along the shoreline and it was further stated that it indicated marine erosion.

According to a marine scientist, although the beach witnesses erosion during June-July every year, this’s year (between June-September) erosion has been unprecedented over at least the last 12-15 years.

Noting that MV Lucky Seven was grounded off the Miramar beach for nearly 70 days after it got stuck at a sandbar in July, the government studied the impact to assess the overall damage to the environmental resources and to assess the recovery options of these resources.

The National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) was asked to study the same in September, which will help to establish the precise nature and extent of the damage. The project is estimated to cost over ₹40 lakhs and it’s still not clear how the money will be recovered.

The Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has sent two reminders to Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd (GGHPL) to immediately submit a bank guarantee of ₹1 crore towards the environmental damage the casino vessel has caused to the beach.

It’s already been two months and Govind Kanda (Gopal Kanda’s brother) was reported saying that the company was never asked to pay the bank guarantee.

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