Civil society scores a win as an SC-appointed panel red-flags projects in Goa’s forests The Central Empowered Committee recommended the cancellation of double-tracking of a railway line from Castle Rock in Karnataka to Kulem in Goa. May 14, 2021 · 09:30 pm Activists have been campaigning advocating for the protection of the Mollem National Park and Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary. | Indranil Mukherjee / AFP On April 23, the Central Empowered Committee, a fact-finding body appointed by the Supreme Court of India to research on matters related to the environment, in response to a petition filed by non-profit Goa Foundation, released a report red-flagging three infrastructure projects in Goa that threaten the biodiversity of Mollem National Park and Bhagwan Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary.