Goa, May 18 -- Concerns over possible environmen-tal damage and alleged Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) violations at the Mo-bor-Cavelossim coastal stretch have triggered de bate among local residents, environmental activists and village authorities.

Questions are being raised over activities near one private wedding hall venue, with activists warn-ing that Goa's fragile coastal ecology cannot be sacri-ficed for development or commercial interests.

and Environmentalists concerned citizens alleged that any activity affecting sand dunes, coastal vegeta-tion and ecologically sensi-tive areas could have serious long-term consequences for the coastline and marine ecosystem. They maintained that public land and natu-ral coastal resources must ...