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Adding more areas to PDAs bigger scam

the goan I network
MAPUSA
Expressing his reservation against attempts to bifurcate the North Goa Planning Development Authority (NGPDA), Congress MLA, Aleixo Reginald Lourenco said adding more areas in the PDA was a much bigger scam.
"Dividing PDAs is one part. But adding areas into PDA is a bigger scam. They are trying to add more areas...Michael Lobo is trying to add Parra, Arpora and Nagao in the PDA. Calangute and Candolim are already brought under PDA," he told The Goan.
Clearly showing his distaste at attempts to split the NGPDA, the Curtorim MLA said he has conveyed a message to the Town and Country Planning Minister. "Vijai (Sardessai) is my friend. I have explained to him my position. I have told him what is good and what is bad. It is now for him to take a decision," Lourenco said.
He further said government was not bothered in forming the RP but was more interested in dividing the PDA.

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Socorro to raise professional tax to Rs 500/yr

The Socorro gram sabha on Sunday granted permission to the Socorro panchayat to increase the minimum professional tax from the existing Rs 6 per year to Rs 500 per year.

The Goan Network
Published Oct 30, 2017, 4:00 AM IST
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the goan I networkPORVORIM Sarpanch Sandeep Vazarkar said the panchayat has spent Rs 36.30 lakh during the year 2016-17 towards collection of garbage, while the panchayat has received only Rs 16.62 lakh by way of garbage tax. "The panchayat is charging Rs 200 per year to each household towards garbage collection and to reduce the losses, the panchayat proposes to increase garbage tax to Rs 360 per year. Similarly, for old houses, the house tax is Rs 30 only. This house tax…

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