Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary
Background
The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee in its report on April 23, 2021 said the rail double-tracking project in Goa can destroy the fragile eco-system of the Western Ghats.
Western Ghats
- Western Ghats is an internationally recognised biodiversity hotspot and also one of the most important wildlife corridors of the country.
Wildlife sanctuaries
- The panel also said that this project will only be marginally enhancing the capacity of the most inefficient section of the railway network passing through the ecologically sensitive and bio-diversity rich tiger reserve, two wildlife sanctuaries and a national park.
Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary
- The projects were cleared by the National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) standing committee despite apprehensions that they would severely affect the bio-diversity of the Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary and the National Park at Mollem, both located on the Goa-Karnataka border.
