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Goa: Town Planning Halts Carambolim Housing Project After Protests

PANAJI: In response to local protests, the town and country planning department issued a show cause notice and stop work order to the Carambolim panchayat on Tuesday. This halts construction of a large housing project that includes residential flats, commercial shops, a swimming pool, and a boundary wall until further notice, as reported by Lisa Monteiro. The department’s notice indicated that during a joint inspection on Monday, villagers raised concerns about the proximity of the proposed building to the existing crematorium, stating it did not comply with regulations. Villagers also highlighted that the planned access roads of 15m and 10m…

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Goa ODPs Land to Receive Zoning Certificates from TCP

Representative AI image PANAJI: In a move that will ease concerns for those who transformed their land under outline development plans (ODPs), the town and country planning (TCP) department has resolved to issue zoning certificates for parcels designated as settlements in the Calangute-Candolim and Arpora-Nagoa-Parra ODPs, provided they are categorized as settlements in the Regional Plan 2021. In July 2025, the Supreme Court did not grant the TCP department’s request for a stay on a high court ruling regarding the ODPs for Calangute-Candolim and Arpora-Nagoa-Parra. The high court had nullified the government’s ODPs for five villages in June, mandating adherence…