▁poll ution ▁was ▁killing ▁fish , ▁the ▁st ap le ▁food ▁of ▁Go ans . ▁This ▁was ▁free ▁India ' s ▁first ▁industrial ▁poll ution ▁protest . ▁It ▁led ▁to ▁a ▁central ▁act ▁reg ulating ▁poll ution . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁with ▁U rb ano ▁Lob o ▁and ▁others , ▁he ▁campaign ed ▁against ▁the ▁destruction , ▁for ▁min ing , ▁of ▁the ▁sand ▁d unes ▁on ▁the ▁be aches ▁of ▁Go a . ▁Mat an hy ▁was ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Kon k ani ▁Language ▁Mov ement ▁in ▁Go a . ▁He ▁was ▁himself ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁kon k ani ▁B hash a ▁Mand al . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Mat an hy ▁protest ed ▁against ▁N yl on ▁ 6 , 6 ▁and , ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁against ▁the ▁sm el ting ▁plant , ▁Meta - St ri ps . ▁Mat an hy ▁was ▁also ▁associated ▁with ▁other ▁movements ▁like ▁the ▁Kon kan ▁Railway ▁re - align ment ▁issue ▁and ▁the ▁anti - Special ▁Econom ic ▁Zone ▁ag itation . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁conven or ▁of ▁the ▁anti - SE Z ▁group , ▁called ▁the ▁" Go a ' s ▁Mov ement ▁Again st ▁Special ▁Econom ic ▁Z ones ▁( G MA S ) ". ▁ ▁S ald anha ▁was ▁an ▁active ▁particip ant ▁of ▁the ▁Go a ▁Special ▁Status ▁movement ▁and ▁believed ▁that ▁Special ▁Status ▁to ▁Go