Goa forms expert panel to examine illegal homes on private land
PANAJI: In response to growing concerns regarding unauthorized structures on comunidade land, the government has established a 10-member expert committee to investigate the inappropriate usage and illegal construction of residential houses on non-government land. The committee, led by additional collector Gurudas Desai as the member secretary, will assess the current usage of state land and recommend sustainable land management policies. “The revenue department is keen for experts to examine cases where residential homes have been built on non-government land without ownership rights and to propose relevant legal, policy, or administrative measures for granting ownership and legalizing such properties, considering eligibility…