Goa, Sept. 8 -- In a powerful message, the Diocesan Com-mission for Ecology (DCE) of the Archdiocese of Goa and Daman on Sunday, reiterat-ed its firm opposition to the double-tracking of the South Western Railway line be tween Hospet and Vasco da Gama, citing ecological de-struction, a Supreme Court (SC) ruling, and persistent public protests across the state. The renewed inter-vention comes in the wake of coal and double-tracking once again grabbing head lines in Goa

Led by Convenor Rev Dr Bolmax Pereira, DCE said the project remains envi-ronmentally destructive and socially unjust, despite re-peated concerns raised by citizens and environmental experts. It recalled that on May 9, 2022, the SC struck down the wildlife clearance granted ...