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The Goan’s expose on Curlie’s in Anjuna is one of the most viewed online on www.thegoan.net. Here are some of the comments

The year that the salt-wind battered, resilient, gnarled oldgrowth shrubbery got mercilessly chopped away in the early 2000's just abovethe sand line where Sai's and Curlie's now stands, is the year that Curliebegan to literally dig his feet into the beach. For at least a season or twobefore that, I remember Curlie's was a mere shack on the sand.

This disappearance of greenery and the year that ithappened, must be in Google Maps' archives as well.

Chapotin , Anjuna

Now that The Goan has unearthed the truth for everyone tosee, some social activists and legal minds should file a PIL in the High Court.

Fred , Panjim

Brilliant investigation. Such informative articles tellGoans what is really happening in our state

GoanColva , Goa

It's sad, that the Anjuna panchayat has been issuing alreadyallotted house numbers to new illegal structures. The new panchayat must do anaudit of the complete village and demolish all the illegal structures withduplicate numbers. The ex sarpanch must be brought to book and a case ofnegligence and misconduct filed against him.

Fermin , Anjuna 

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How many open spaces has MPDA smudged on ODP?

Citizen Journalist IATG 0012, Paxton Pereira from Mormugao, wrote to The Goan on Saturday, alleging that the Mormugao Planning and Development Authority has manipulated the Outline Development Plan for Vasco and converted a restricted zone or open space (R Zone) into S1 (Settlement Zone). This plot was adjacent to his residence. Pereira even went to the MPDA office, where he was told that the ink had smudged and therefore a mistake made, in identifying the zone. The Goan investigations team took up the issue and visited Vasco to find out, in greater detail, about the problem.

Navin Jha / The Goan
Published Oct 6, 2012, 1:03 PM IST
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How many open spaces has MPDA smudged on ODP?

It could be a deliberate mistake or manipulation by theMormugao Planning and Development Authorities (MPDA) that caused Paxton Pereiraand his family much anxiety. A 527 square meters plot, originally marked as open spaceand exactly adjacent to the Pereira northern compound wall is part of surveynumber 39/1, 40/1 in Dabolim. This plot, number 8, was erroneously shown as RZone instead of S1 zone, claimed the MPDA, the total opposite of what was toldto them when they were…

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