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Villagers Reject Multi-Dwelling Units at Loliem

CANACONA: The Loliem-Polem gram sabha voted unanimously on Sunday against the construction of multi-dwelling units, including residential complexes, commercial blocks, hotels, and other large projects. Residents expressed their concerns following an application from a Mapusa-based real estate company seeking a license to build 36 villas and a swimming pool behind S S Angle higher secondary school at Dapot. In response, the gram sabha urged the panchayat to contact the deputy town planner and district deputy collector to ensure the resolution is implemented. Villagers emphasized the need for the panchayat to enforce their demands and, if necessary, appeal to the highest…

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Margao, Mormugao ODPs to Transform into Master Plans

PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning Department will transform the current outline development plans (ODPs) for Margao and Mormugao into comprehensive GIS-based masterplans as part of the Centre’s Amrut 2.0 initiative. This effort will digitally map both cities, integrating data-driven blueprints that encompass land use, infrastructure, transportation, housing, and employment. The initiative is part of a sub-scheme under Amrut 2.0, aimed specifically at Class II towns with populations ranging from 50,000 to 99,999. Fully funded by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, this scheme focuses on towns that were excluded from the original Amrut mission launched in 2015, which…

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Bombay HC: Higher FAR Approvals Await Case Outcome

Sure, here’s a rewritten version of the content: PANAJI: On Wednesday, the Bombay High Court indicated that all approvals for additional Floor Area Ratio (FAR) and height granted by the Town and Country Planning (TCP) would hinge on the resolutions of ongoing petitions before the court. The court instructed that the TCP board must include a clause in these approvals, emphasizing that the applications would be contingent upon the outcomes of the petitions. Final hearings for these petitions, which challenge the amendments to the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations from August 2023, have been scheduled for June 15.…

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Goa: 18,000 sq meters in Bardez Converted to Settlement Zones

Representative image PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) department continues to approve zone change proposals under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act. Recently, the department greenlit the conversion of 18,629 sqm of land to settlement zones, mainly in Sircaim and Mandrem. The approvals reflect a significant concentration of land conversion activity in Bardez, with five of the six proposals located here, while Pernem holds the remaining site in Mandrem. The most extensive conversion was authorized in Sircaim, Bardez, where a developer received permission to change 5,410 sqm of orchard land to settlement. Additionally, the same applicant…

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Goa Forum Dismisses Compensation Complaint for Service Deficiency

PANAJI: The North Goa District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission dismissed a complaint from a Bardez resident against a Carambolim-based proprietor, who failed to deliver promised plots after accepting payment. According to the complaint, on August 30, 2019, Nivisha Pawaskar entered a memorandum of understanding with Carambolim proprietor Dhaku Madkaikar to buy two plots of 300 sqm each for a total of Rs 10.8 lakh at Buimpal, Sattari. When Madkaikar did not deliver the plots, Pawaskar sent him a legal notice. In response to the notice, Madkaikar returned Rs 2 lakh and Rs 50,000 months later, but did not return the…

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Goa Minister Halts All Projects by Prabhu Realtors

PANAJI: Health Minister Vishwajit Rane has instructed the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department to suspend all approvals for real estate developments initiated by Prabhu Realtors. He stated that no files submitted by Amit Prabhu, a business partner with Prabhu Realtors, will be processed until the water contamination and other issues at the Prabhu Violetta housing complex in Chicalim are addressed. “I have already mandated that all projects pertaining to Amit Prabhu be put on hold. He is currently untraceable, and I have been approached by concerned individuals. It is his duty to rectify these issues, and until he does…

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Goa Commission Tells Dimension Builders to Create Flat Owners’ Society

PANAJI: The North Goa District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed a builder to establish a society or association of flat owners within three months for managing the property. Should the builder fail to meet this deadline, flat owners may independently create the society. This ruling followed a complaint from A M Ashwinkumar, a Carambolim resident who purchased two single-bedroom flats on the first floor of Dimension Residency from Dimension Builders in 2010 for his elderly parents. Ashwinkumar reported that upon moving in during June 2012, he discovered issues with the bathroom tiles, which were not properly fitted or aligned.…

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Goa PCB issues notice to Vasco housing project for sewage discharge

Representative AI image PANAJI: The Goa State Pollution Control Board has issued a notice to Prabhu Violetta Phase I, a residential complex in Vasco, demanding an explanation within seven days as to why it should not face a penalty of ₹44,50,000 and ₹12,50,000 for discharging untreated sewage into the open environment. The complex has also been called to clarify why it has yet to secure valid operational consent under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act of 1974. The Board has mandated an immediate halt to the sewage discharge, citing test results that reveal excessive levels for biochemical oxygen…

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Goa Town Planning Proposes 14 Zone Changes Under 39A

Representative AI image PANAJI: Amid increasing calls to abolish Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act, the TCP department has proposed converting 14 tracts of land across four talukas from agricultural fields and green cover to settlement zones. The proposed conversions encompass approximately 11,908 square meters across villages in Bardez, Ponda, Quepem, and Salcete. These land use change proposals have been approved by the TCP board and are now open for public objections for a period of 30 days. Notable proposals include two adjacent applications in Arpora, Bardez. Beyond Villas LLP has applied for the conversion of 5,642…

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Goa: Developer Ordered to Fix Flat Seepage by Consumer Forum

PANAJI: The North Goa District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission has directed a property developer to resolve water seepage issues in a Bardez resident’s flat within three months, along with compensating Rs 25,000 for damages caused by the leaks. Vikram Vaigankar purchased a flat on the first floor of ‘The Misty Greens’ in Socorro for Rs 38 lakh in 2018, developed by Universal Developers. In June 2020, he reported that a section of the false ceiling in the hall and bedroom collapsed. Although the builder repaired the slab, faulty waterproofing resulted in further leakages. By June 2021, water began leaking directly…