The Bombay High Court bench in Goa on Monday issued notice to the Goa government in connection with an electricity sub- station proposed in a protected forest reserve in South Goa, while hearing a public interest litigation filed by a green NGO.

The notice was issued by Justices Mahesh Sonak and M.S. Jawalkar, in connection with the petition filed by Goa Foundation, which has prayed for setting aside government clearances granted to the High Tension Line (HTL) power project and building of a sub-station in South Goa's Dharbandora area, which requires the felling of 2,670 trees in a protected forest area, located in and around Mollem village.