CALANGUTE, May 15 -- Team Herald

The Calangute Constituency Forum (CCF) has alleged that a developer had destroyed beach vegetation in a CRZ no-development zone located on survey number 208/1C of Calangute village, in violation of the Environmental

Protection Act.

In a complaint addressed to the Chief Secretary and other authorities on Thursday, the NGO expressed concern that the clearing was conducted despite a High Court directive in suo motu case No. 1 of 2021, which was initiated following a previous complaint by CCF.

"As a conscientious NGO and advocate for environmental preservation, we find it deeply troubling that such actions by the firm are repeatedly being carried out without regard for the delicate ecosystem and the laws i...