Canacona, Jan. 16 -- 'Dakshin Foundation' entrusted with environmental study in South Goa. Government of Goa has entrusted the study of environment in the villages of Poinguinim and Loliem in South Goa to 'Dakshin' a Bangalore based NGO.

A team of researchers are camping at Galgibagha and interacting with locals as well as visiting biological hot spots in the villages.

A detailed study report will be submitted to Goa government by November.

Southern parts of Goa which includes the villages of Poinguinim and Loliem-Polem are of ecological importance as there is a beach reserved for turtle nesting, there are three plateaus with a large area of lakhs of square meters of pristine land which sustains unique flora and fauna apart from acting a...