Public anger in Goa has put the BJP-led state government on the backfoot over projects which will ravage forested areas and destroy the environment in the name of development.
Thousands have joined protests to stop what they see as an emerging freight corridor which will primarily be used to move coal from Mormugao Port to the border of Karnataka.
The recent protests have attracted national media attention, but the issues have been simmering since some time with Goans feeling that their quality. . .