CANACONA
The on-going illegal construction work of a controversial ashram at Sadolxem (Poinguinim) was finally issued a ‘stop-work’ notice by Canacona Deputy Collector.
According to sources, Canacona Dy Collector Ramesh Gaonkar issued the notice to ‘Stop-Work’ at the Ashram which is under construction at Vape-Sadolxem in Poingujinim by Raaj Shashibhushan Pande alias Swami Rishiraj on Monday.
It may be recalled that locals including a local panch Shilpa Prabhugaonkar, and other panch members of the rulling group of VP Poinguinim complained against the Swami for illegal hill-cutting, illegal felling off trees, and carrying out an illegal construction to build an ashram at Vape hillock in Sadolxem village.
The issue has also rocked the last gramsabha, and sarpanch Savita Tawadkar accepting that the overall activities has no legality informed that notices have been served to the alleged perpetrator of the mass illegality in the village, and assured to initate further action to stop construction activities.
According to sources, the panchayat had even issued an order directing the Swami to demolish the illegal construction carried out so far, without permits and licences.
The same sources, however, informed that despite the ‘Stop-work’ notice by the Dy Collector and demolition order of village panchayat of Poinguinim, the work of the controversial ashram at Vape-Sadolxem is still in progress and going on unabated with people/workers working inside, outside and on the roof of the building.
An aerial view of the near-to-complete Ashram building posted on social media also confirms the men working at the complex, also giving a clear view of destruction carried out by felling of trees and hill-cutting surrounding the ashram building.
