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Goa: TCP Approves 12 Land Conversions in 5 Talukas

Sure! Here’s a rewritten version of the content you provided: PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) board has greenlit 12 private applications under Section 39A of the TCP Act, allowing for the conversion of 2.1 hectares of green cover into settlement zones across five areas: Bardez, Salcete, Ponda, Tiswadi, and Sattari. Among the approved applications are those by Chicalim sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav and his son, cricketer Veer. These applications pertain to the conversion of orchard land in Verna, representing approximately 34% of the 21,085 sqm converted as of Thursday’s TCP notification. Both individuals are publicly associated with the…

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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…