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MARGAO
Members of the Dramapur panchayat on Sunday expressed concern over the construction of illegal houses in orchard zone and the tents erected by migrant labourers without sanitation facilities in the village.
The meeting chaired by Saprach Sanjana Chari faced a volley of questions from Domnic Norohna and others on the question of illegal constructions on orchard zone in the village.
The members pointed out that three more constructions have come up on the orchard zone without any conversion of land. They demanded that the panchayat immediately write to the TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai, South Goa district Collector, besides panchayat officials to initiate the process for the demolition of the illegal structures on the orchard zone.
The members also questioned the silence of the panchayat body on the presence of migrant labourers near the Diga bhundh on the NH-17. The members pointed out that the workers, who have been engaged by any agency for cable laying work, have not been provided any sanitation amenity by the contractor as a result of which they nature’s call in the open fields and near water bodies in the area.
A resolution was later adopted to write to the authorities concerned for the demolition of the tents erected near the Diga bundh to house the workers.
The gram sabha members also demanded that the panchayat look into the rampant land use alterations taking place in the village, with members demanding to know whether any permissions
have been obtained by a party to change the use of land at Bondorim.
The sarpanch later told the media that the panchayat has approved the budget with emphasis on solid waste management. She said the gram sabha also discussed the issue of cattle pound to house impounded cattle.
