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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The area within the yellow box is the plot owned by KGL, that they want to convert to a settlement zone. The areas coloured in red and yellow show slope data from ISRO’s CartoDEM elevation model. Red shows slopes between 25-35%, orange denotes slopes between 20-25% and yellow depicts slopes between 10-20%. (Source: https://amche.in/)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Goa’s hills are largely made of porous laterite rocks held together by tree roots.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A portion of the land use plan of Salvador Do Mundo village in North Goa. The green zig-zag lines are demarcated as No Development Slopes. (Source: Department of Town and Country Planning)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Trees cleared on a hill slope in North Goa’s Socorro village]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Construction underway on a plot with steep slope in North Goa’s Socorro village]]></image:caption>
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