Herald Goa reported that thousands of Goa residents gathered in the village of Chandor on Sunday night to participate in a protest and conducted a candle march against the government projects lined up for the state. They said “By sitting on the tracks here, we want to tell the government that we are vehemently opposed to the projects of double tracking. We will prove to the government that we are not approving its plan to make Goa a coal hub.”

Residents of Goa fear that projects related to doubling of the railway tracks will cause severe environmental damage and will also increase coal transportation through protected forest areas.

Source : Strategic Research Institute