Summary:
Panaji: Reclamation of a narrow strip of cultivable land along the Miramar-Dona Paula road by way of dumping of mud has been on since December 2017. Part of it still survives, but increasing footfalls and illegal burning of vegetation often exposes the dunes to erosion. Sources, however, said the plot is less than 200m from the HTL.The Miramar-Caranzalem beach stretch had a large dune field. The area is close to the high tide line (HTL), though the exact distance from it is difficult to assess due to beach vegetation. The patch is one of the last paddy fields in the area and has been lying fallow for decades.The mud filling that commenced more than two months ago is being carried out blatantly on the sea side of the Miramar-Dona Paula road..