PANAJI: More than 6.1 lakh sqm in Curtorim village, including several major water bodies, have gained the status of Goa’s second biodiversity heritage site. A sacred grove in Surla, Bicholim, was the first to be notified as a biodiversity heritage site in Goa.
The water bodies of Rai Tollem, Angdi Tollem, Maitoloi and adjoining paddy field, Sonbem Tollem, Gud Tollem, Mai Tollem, Colamb Tollem and the field channels comprise the area notified as the heritage site.