PANJIM, March 22 -- Team Herald

Opposition to the proposed project - which is suspected to be a mall - within the world heritage precincts at Old Goa has gathered steam with the Save Old Goa Action Committee (SOGAC) deciding to take out a morcha on Sunday to protest against the large-scale felling of trees in the buffer zone to pave way for the project under the Centre's Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual Augmentation Drive (PRASAD) Scheme.

The committee has called upon the people of Goa to come in large numbers to protect the UNESCO recognised heritage site. SOGAC member Evaristo Rodrigues filed a police complaint alleging illegal construction work opposite Bom Jesus Basilica.

However, a board put up by the Goa Tourism states that ...