PANJIM, March 4 -- The Supreme Court on February 7th, 2025 had told the Goa Government "Don't turn Goa into a concrete jungle." On March 3rd the Apex Court has again observed that forests are being destroyed in Goa. Herald Media asked people, "Is Goa getting converted into a concrete jungle as per Supreme Court's repeated observations?"

By sitting in New Delhi the Supreme Court judges can understand that Goa is being destroyed. That Goa is becoming just brick and mortar. That is what we mean when we say that Goa is being converted into a concrete jungle. My fear is not only that Goa is being converted into a concrete jungle, with so many flats, bungalows and swimming pools coming in and concretisation happening, the question is can Goa t...