MARGAO, March 18 -- KARSTEN MIRANDA

The simmering opposition to the ongoing railway double-tracking work in Goa is gathering steam and urgency after former Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu spoke in Goa on the need for public hearings for major development initiatives.

Environmental activists in Goa are using Prabhu's remarks to reinforce their long-standing opposition to the project, which they believe will harm both the environment and local communities.

Abhijit Prabhudesai, co-convenor of Goyant Kollso Naka (GKN) and a key figure in the 2020 Chandor protest, condemned the double-tracking plan as harmful to Goa's ecology and economy. "The entire population of Goa opposes the double tracking, and democracy demands that it must be cancell...