The petitioner NGO Goa Foundation had prayed to quash the four interim reports, filed by the State government, Review Committee on Private Forest and the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest. It prayed to quash the methodology adopted for identification and demarcation of the private forest and to reinstate the survey Nos. of Salvador-do-Mundo, which were identified as private forest under the NGT orders, as private forests and likewise to reinstate all the survey numbers of villages of Dabolim, Chicalim, Sancoale and Cortalim. A total 67.02 sq kms of private forest area was identified by these committees i.e. No demarcation of private forest area was carried out on the ground by either of the two committees.

Source: The Herald September 12, 2023 20:02 UTC