Given the current grim state of the basic infrastructure in Goa, it would be prudent for the government not to allow the construction of any further residential complexes. Lack of proper planning with the mushrooming of environmentally incompatible new constructions all over without the much needed infrastructure has landed Goa in chaos. With political blessings, the real estate mafia has swiftly enriched itself multifold while leaving the common man to face the brunt of their misdeeds. The colossal environmental degradation that Goa has been witnessing over the years by way of rampant destruction of hills, fragmentation of pristine vegetated verdant landscapes and ruthless chopping of trees not even sparing the pouring of concrete in the low lying fields is finally showing the impact of criminal interference in Goa’s age old natural ecosystems. If those in power do not take urgent corrective, well planned and sustainable measures to save the natural ecosystems, the eco-sensitive beaches, sand dunes, khazans, wetlands, Salt pans, the remaining hills and farms, the orchards, rivers, estuaries, lakes, ponds, springs and fountains of Goa, we will soon have a major catastrophic disaster.
