Two committees set up by the Goa Forest Department, which will submit their final report to the state government, are likely to suggest the radius of three to five kilometers as the buffer zone around wildlife sanctuaries, depending on the eco sensitivity of the region.u00a0

"As many as 44 mines would be affected, if committees proposed three to five kilometers as buffer zone around wildlife sanctuaries," Chief Wildlife Warden Richard D'Souza told PTI.