Goa, May 8 -- Fresh environmental concerns have emerged in Penha de Franca after locals raised objections over activities taking place along a mangrove stretch between Britona Deck and Ekodi Manas at Coelho Waddo. The issue surfaced soon after reports of large-scale mangrove loss along the Panaji-Bambolim highway in Santa Cruz triggered public discussion over the protection of Goa's fragile coastal ecosystem.

Residents Krishna R. Pandit and Yadnesh S. Sanzgiry have approached the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA), alleging that a proposed protection wall project is being executed on misleading claims. According to the complaint submitted to the authority, the actual intention behind the project is not protection work but beau...