Last week, the residents of Old Goa staged a peaceful protest march near Monte Chapel, demanding that the TCP department immediately review approvals granted for proposed farmhouse developments in the area Panaji: An objection has been filed with the chief town planner (CTP) seeking the cancellation of technical clearances granted for three proposed farmhouses near…
Canacona: Loliem-Polem locals have opposed a real estate company’s housing project comprising 49 premium villas with private swimming pools. The panchayat inspected the proposed project on Monday.Loliem residents cited concerns over the project and its impact on the village’s rich biodiversity. Resident Denis Fernandes said that Loliem falls within an eco-sensitive zone as notified by…
Calangute: A gram sabha of the Calangute panchayat on Sunday was divided over a proposed study of Calangute’s carrying capacity, with some villagers claiming Delhi-based agency, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), was not the right one to do it.Sarpanch Joseph Sequeira said after demands from villagers during many gram sabhas in the last couple…
Panaji: The Bombay high court on Friday upheld the decision of the town and country planning (TCP) department to revoke the technical clearance granted for the construction of a house in a public space in Cujira.The court dismissed the petition, holding that even though the original subdivision approval document is unavailable for inspection, other records,…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) board approved 12 private applications under Section 39A of the TCP Act to convert green cover into settlement zones, totalling 2.1 hectares across Bardez, Salcete, Ponda, Tiswadi, and Sattari.The approvals include applications from Chicalim sarpanch Kamla Prasad Yadav and his son, cricketer Veer. Their applications involve conversion of…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has approved the conversion of 17,518 square metres of land into settlement zones across Goa, while simultaneously inviting public objections and suggestions to proposals seeking the conversion of another 30,034 sqm, according to notifications issued by the department.The land-use changes, processed under Section 39A of the Goa…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has proposed to classify 41 lakh sqm of ecologically sensitive land across Goa as non-developable area. While the department claims that it is taking steps to protect ecologically fragile land, environmentalists said that these paddy fields, mangroves, khazan lands, water bodies and sand dunes are already protected…
Panaji: The town and country planning department is closely monitoring instances of hill-cutting and is ready to crack down on violations, minister Vishwajit Rane told a local news channel on Thursday.He said that no permissions are being given for hill-cutting. He also said that clearances for green buildings will be simplified, while certification from the…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has processed proposals involving 88,249 sqm of land under Section 39A, with state govt granting final approval for the conversion of 34,527 sqm and the TCP board recommending another 53,722 sqm for public scrutiny. Bardez continues to dominate land conversion activity, accounting for nearly 69% of the…
Panaji: The town and country planning (TCP) department has initiated the process to convert nearly 69,300sqm of land across Goa to settlement zone under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act, including a proposal involving land currently classified as a lake and water body in the Regional Plan (RP).Among the applications under consideration…
