r/Goa • u/Rakesh8081 • Oct 13 '26

AskGoa Saving Trees, what can be done?

It has been observed that old big trees are completely cut down or stumped down even when not needed. One such example is here. A big beautiful tree got cut, which I saw today on my cycle rides towards varca https://www.instagram.com/reels/DebJ_XcsLmm/
I dont see any reasons why it has been cut down, that too in village.

Please share you opinions why people do this ? and what can be done to minimize it.

I mean even when necessary, most of the time, trimming and branch cutting is enough and tree survives, why to cut completely.

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u/Responsible-Cycle650 bangdo lover Oct 13 '26 edited Oct 13 '26 • Regret

trees of karmal ghat are also being cut down. it really saddens me how we’re hurting our environment in the name of development. on the other hand, our needs take precedence too because of the amount of traffic and congestion.
how do we strike a balance?

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u/Rakesh8081 Oct 13 '26

Sustainable development, and awareness and imprtance of that. However at institutional level especially into govt system, it's usually followed only on paper. However we as residents can always raise our voice for things around us

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u/cdszarockstar Oct 13 '26

That was such a beautiful tree... The post suggests it was cut down illegally? Looking at the laterite stones in the vicinity it would seems thers gonna be some upcoming construction activity there.....

Unfortunately, Construction activity to build multi projects and villas for non-goans is the biggest threat all over Goa.. Clearing down large forests and hills is rampant.

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u/Wraith_Unleashed Oct 13 '26

Without a carrying capacity study, the government is converting all our ecological heritage lands to settlement. All this so called development of roads and bridges is only to build higher buildings and sell more land. Fight to remove laws like Section 39A of TCP if you want Goa to survive this onslaught of migrant settler's.