VASCO: About 200 locals of the Arossim-Cansaulim-Cuelim village panchayat on Thursday held a demonstration near the site of a proposed 145-apartment housing project coming up at the base of the Cuelim hill. Locals said that though a December 2008-gram sabha meeting had unanimously resolved against granting the builder a construction licence, the licence was issued on a December 2010-order of the additional director of panchayats, Margao.
Thursday's agitation was triggered off by labourers clearing the bushes at the project's site on Wednesday. The gathered locals, including women and children, said they were kept in the dark by the panchayat about the additional director of panchayat's order.
Mamlatdar Rajesh Azgaonkar, who was deputed to the site by Mormugao deputy collector Levinson Martins, gave the locals a patient hearing and directed the builder's representatives to stop work till all the documents pertaining to the project are inspected and a decision is taken on the same. He has asked that the documents be submitted for inspection on Friday.
In 2008, villagers had obtained documents about the project under the Right to Information Act, wherein the 10-m road shown in the plan was in reality a mere 3 m thoroughfare.
Locals had then threatened to agitate if the panchayat issued the builder a construction licence, and the licence was allowed to lapse.
The builder then appealed before the additional director of panchayats, Margao, who passed an order in favour of the builder in December 2010. A month-and-a-half later the construction licence was issued to the builder.
While efforts to get a comment from D B Shanke, who was the additional director of panchayats, Margao, in December 2010, proved futile, director of panchayats, Menino D'Souza told TOI when contacted, "The order of reissuing the licence was given by the additional director of panchayats and it is a final one. As it was issued by the additional director I cannot comment on it."
The Nossa Senhora dos Remedios (Our Lady of Remedies) chapel, famous for its celebration of the Three Kings' Feast on January 6, stands atop the Cuelim hill.
These quasi judicial Courts and executive magistrate Courts are presided over by Chamchas of politicians. They have limited or no knowledge of Law. They pass stupid and sometimes pervert Orders and cause more complications than any good. When illiterate and degenerated politicians have their fingers in every pie, this is the result. The politicians should be shown the door first by choosing only educated candidates. And then have qualified people in the administration.
ReplyDeleteThe law and order is dead and buried in AMCHEM GOEM. The chor politicians are minting money while our Goans are sleeping. There is no solution to stop the mega constructions in Goa, unless the Goans unite together and burn the projects along with the builders. The mega construction are supported by our politicians for a chunk of commissions.
ReplyDeleteAt the rate, of major Projects coming up in Cansaulim, Arossim and Cuelim, it seems like the place will be a concrete jungle.
ReplyDeleteThere will be no proper infrastructure in place either.Water will become scarce.Garbage aplenty.
175 apartments is a heck of a lot.There will also be a lot of disputes and quarrells between apartment owners.
This project in time will look like a slum or shanti town.
where are people going to park their cars / bikes.
The Market / shopping centre in Cansulim is small and will be overwhelmed.
Traffic will be a scourge and accidents will abound.