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MARGAO
The Davorlim gram sabha on Sunday witnessed an uproar as the contentious issue of mega housing projects dominated the meeting as gram sabha members demanded a total stop to the huge housing projects in the village.
The meeting chaired by Sarpanch Beean Kulkarini saw heated exchanged between the gram sabha members on the issue even as members led by Andrew Rebello demanded that the Davorlim panchayat should not allow more any housing project with more than two kitchens on a standard size plot.
While this demand was sought to be contested by some members, Andrew and others told the Secretary that those in favour of mega housing projects should give their suggestions in writing as that would to ascertain whether they are the local people or outsiders settled in the village.
While the gram sabha members demanded that the Secretary note down their resolution, Sarpanch Beena Kulkarni told the members that the Panchayat would forward the resolution to the Town and Country Planning department for appropriate action.
Andrew later told the media that the villagers have been demanded a stop to mega housing projects given that the housing complexes has thrown up a host of problems, including garbage disposal. “At one point, our local people used to be now busy in the fields collecting weeds ahead of the sowing season.
But today, they have to first go around collect plastic and thrash scattered in their paddy fields before taking up agricultural operations”, he said, while blaming the situation on the mega housing projects.
He clarified that local villagers planning to build a house of their own for their personal and family use will not come under the resolution of permitting not more than two kitchens in a single plot. “We have mooted the resolution with an aim to stop the entry of mega housing projects in the village”, Andrew added.
Meanwhile, Sarpanch Kulkarni said that a proposal to build a Panchayat ghar, health centre, a community hall and police station on the WRD land in the village. She further said that the Panchayat would write to the authorities on the status of the flyover at Davorlim.
