KERI: After a brief halt, work of clearing patches of private forest on the Vagheri hill has resumed. The activity is threatening the stability and ecology of the hill, which is part of the Western Ghats of Goa.
The work of clearing the forest area to make way for an eco-tourism project first began before January 2022, taking advantage of the pandemic-related restrictions on movement. However, following a report by TOI, the wildlife division of Goa’s forest department disallowed entry to Vagheri hill by installing a checkpost. This had led to the work stopping.
