With pressure from the mining dependents mounting on the state government for resumption of iron ore mining activities, a high-level delegation from Goa comprising of MPs, minister and MLAs on Thursday met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and principal secretary to Prime Minister Nripendra Misra in New Delhi and discussed ways and means to resolve the issue at the earliest.
The delegation will again meet Misra and some more officials on Friday. State Chief Secretary Dharmendra Sharma will also attend the meeting called by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).