MARGAO
A resolution adopted by the Cuncolim Municipal Council at a special meeting to revoke the permission on the Kaknamoddi land development has thrown up questions and created confusion in the minds of the people.
The resolution states that the council has resolved to revoke the permit issued by the civic body on April 20, 2021, by the Chief Officer. The resolution adopted at the special meeting held on September 3 was proposed by Chairperson Dr Laximan Naik and seconded by vice-chairperson Xavier Anthony Vaz.
However, when The Goan contacted the chairperson to shed light on the resolution passed by the council on the issue, he said the resolution will come into play only if any hill cutting permission has been granted by the authorities.
Conceding that no hill cutting permission has been issued by any authority for the work in question, the CMC Chairperson said the resolution has been adopted given the negative public view that the authorities have granted permission for hill cutting.
That’s not all. While the resolution states that the council has resolved to revoke the permission issued vide no 201/CMC/Adm/Prov-NOC/2021-22/137 dated 20/04/2021, Chairperson Dr Naik claimed that the resolution has been passed to revoke the permission, if any, granted by the authorities for hill cutting.
Whether the resolution adopted by the civic body is of any use or help has become a subject of debate, more so when the Town and Country Planning department has made it categorically clear that the land in question at Kaknamoddi is not a hill.
To another question, he said the Chairperson has no power to revoke the permission for land development granted to the party.
Dr Jorson Fernandes, representing the Citizens of Cuncolim wondered what sort of resolution has been passed by the civic body without giving any resolutions why the permissions and NOCs issued for the project should be revoked. “I fail to understand what the resolution is all about. The council should have at least cited the reasons and the grounds relied on the citizens objecting to the land development while adopting the resolution,” he said.
Dr Jorson had last week told the media that the citizens are exploring all options including knocking on the doors of the High Court to stop work on the Kaknamoddi land.
