Panaji, Oct 16 (PTI) The central empowered committee will undertake a two-day visit to Goa starting Thursday to meet stakeholders against the backdrop of the state challenging the Bombay High Court order to notify Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary as a tiger reserve.

Two members of the Supreme Court-appointed panel -- Chandra Prakash Goyal and Sunil Limaye -- would meet all the stakeholders, including NGO Goa Foundation, which had filed a public interest litigation before the HC, mandating that the state government declare the area as a tiger reserve, sources said.

The committee members will also meet representatives from Sanvordem, Valpoi, Canacona, Sanguem and Poriem assembly constituencies, under which the area of the proposed tiger reserve is located, they said.

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