Conservation plans are being drawn up to ensure that the historic Old Goa church complex is preserved and properly looked after, reported ndtv.com.
Goa state authorities have given a green light for Indian architect Ketak Nachinolkar to look at how to best preserve the churches, which are UNESCO heritage monuments.
The complex includes the sixteenth century Basilica of Bom Jesu (Good Jesus), and the Se Cathedral, one of Asia's largest churches.
Old Goa has 11 churches and chapels, with one being in ruins.
Once a thriving city ruled by the colonial Portuguese, Old Goa was abandoned in the 18th century due to multiple epidemics and a silting river.