Tag: Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA)

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Karapur Villagers Set June 15 Deadline for Housing Project Halt

PANAJI: Residents of Karapur-Sarvan have been protesting The House of Abhinandan Lodha’s luxury housing project for 69 days. On Friday, they took their demonstration to the state capital, demanding a stop-work order from the government by Monday. Joined by St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar, the villagers marched to the environment department office, successfully bypassing heavy police security at the directorate of panchayats, and headed straight to the town and country planning (TCP) office. There, they met with environment director and Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) member secretary Sachin Dessai. The delegation urged an immediate halt to construction, claiming the…

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Nearly 69% of Recent Sec 39A Proposals in Bardez

Representative AI image PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) department has reviewed land proposals totaling 88,249 sqm under Section 39A. The state government has given final approval for 34,527 sqm and the TCP board has recommended an additional 53,722 sqm for public review. Bardez remains the leader in land conversion, accounting for nearly 69% of the area included in these proposals and approvals. The most substantial proposal involves 31,869 sqm in Tivim, Bardez, where agricultural land within an irrigation area is set for conversion to a settlement zone, pending comments from the Water Resources Department (WRD). Another key proposal…