MAPUSA
After more than 20 days, Calangute panchayat has finally issued a stop-work notice to the proprietor of the alleged illegal concrete construction in no development zone close to the beach.
The panchayat has also fixed a site inspection of the construction on March 26 at 11 am.
In the notice, Calangute Sarpanch Dinesh Simepurushkar said the panchayat has received a complaint dated March 1 from Calangute Constituency Forum (CCF) stating that a concrete construction was being carried out in No Development Zone (NDZ) within the jurisdiction of village panchayat of Calangute.
“You are therefore directed to stop carrying out the concrete construction in No Development Zone within the jurisdiction of the village panchayat immediately on receipt of the notice failing which necessary action deemed fit will be initiated against you,” Simepurushkar said in the notice to the proprietor of the alleged concrete construction.
The sarpanch also said that a site inspection will be held on March 26 and requested the proprietor to be present for the inspection along with all the relevant documents.
It may be recalled, the CCF had officially complained to the Calangute panchayat and the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) against an alleged illegal construction within 100 mts from the low tide line (LTL) which is not permitted in the NDZ as per the CRZ rules.
“Massive destruction of the beach is going on at Tivai-vaddo where a concrete structure is coming up completely against the CRZ norms. As per CRZ rules no one is permitted to erect a concrete structure in the NDZ,” Premanand Divkar, President of CCF had said.
Interestingly, the owner of the private property had obtained permission from the GCZMA in 2019 to construct temporary wooden cottages and shack in the said property.
