Goa, Aug. 7 -- Locals from Chapora and neighbouring villages have demanded that the Government of Goa restore the original entrance of Chapora Fort - facing the jetty and accessible via staged steps - instead of focusing solely on the horseback side. They have also vowed to protest if there are plans to build a restaurant within the fort premises.

"We have been told that there are plans to build a restaurant in the fort, in the name of restoration. We will come out on the streets and stop such a plan because we know, once the restaurant is built, it will be leased out to an outsider," warned Balbhim Malvankar, alias Bolgo, from Chapora.

Chapora Fort is a State Protected Monument, and efforts to restore it have been stalled for over four...