Goa: protests against plans to build a resort at sites dear to Saint Francis Xavier

Last week more than 5,000 people signed a petition against the construction of a luxury eco-resort in Old Goa (Velha Goa), a city in the State of Goa, western India. Among the signatories there are also several political and religious leaders.
The project encroaches on areas around the Chapel of Our Lady of the Mount, one of the oldest Catholic churches in the region and an important religious site, which should be protected by the state.

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Goa: protests against plans to build a resort at sites dear to Saint Francis Xavier

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