PANJIM, April 11 -- Team Herald

Reviving concerns from 2009, when a similar marina project at Nauxi, Bambolim, was scrapped due to vehement opposition, activists and environmentalists have voiced strong opposition to the central government's No Objection Certificate (NOC) for a private jetty at Malim, alleging it's a veiled attempt to push forward a marina project.

Penha De Franca Village Panchayat biodiversity management committee (BMC) chairman Ganpat Sidhaye said, "I read it in newspapers and there are no details. The government is pushing through projects without consulting locals. This issue has to be discussed in the gram sabha as biodiversity issues are involved. The proposed project will cause problems for fishermen and locals a...