Girdolim locals stop SWR double tracking work, say land not acquired

On Thursday parishioners of Girdolim stopped the double tracking work by South Western Railways . The parishioners said the land on which the double tracking was happening belonged to the church. And the Railways had neither acquired the land nor taken any permission to carry out the work. The parishioners have decided to file a police complaint on this.

The double tracking work by South Western Railway is  a thorny issue. Many villagers in South Goa had to intervene and stop the double tracking work as Railways carry out the work without acquiring the land. There is an allegation that the owners of the land are being totally ignored.