MARGAO
Leader of Opposition Digambar Kamat has urged the South Goa Collector to withdraw permission given to South Western Railway for closure of level crossings in Salcete to carry rail doubling work as it could lead to law and order problem.
“This is to bring to your notice that there is strong opposition to the three mega projects proposed by the government namely double-tracking, widening of national highway and laying of power transmission line as these projects will cause severe damage to the environment,” he said in a letter to the Collector.
Kamat further stated that the people of Goa are now coming on the roads to protest against the government decision to allow the South Western Railway/Railway Vikas Nigam Ltd to carry out the work of double-tracking. He reminded that there were strong protests against the closure of the level crossing at Nessai on October 28.
“The protests will continue during the next scheduled closure of level crossing at Guirdolim, Chandor on November 2 and Davorlim village on November 8. There is every possibility that the strong opposition to the project may lead to law and order problem,” he said.
Kamat has urged the Collector to immediately withdraw the permission granted for closure of the level crossing and also stop all such works.
