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No decision yet on Miramar Residency, House informed

Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Tuesday informed the House that the agreement to give Miramar Residency on lease will be re-examined before a final decision is taken.


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"We have taken a decision to give Miramar Residency on leave and licence. The tender was floated on April 22, 2016, for development as five-star or higher grade hotel. The tender has been bagged by M/s Naman Developers Pvt Ltd. We will, however, re-examine the agreement before taking a final decision," said Ajgaonkar.
"The contractor will have to first pay Rs 43 crore concession fee and get all licences, permits required. All agreements required to be done with authorities like banks should be done by the contractor within 280 days after which within 90 days GTDC will hand over the property," he said.
Listing the benefits to the State Government, he said, "Once it is given on lease, 60 rooms will be upgraded to 300 rooms. Presently, there are 30 jobs which will be go up to 900 and 80 per cent
Goans will be employed. The present revenue earned is Rs 3 crore which will increase to Rs 100 crore."
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I never said RP in six months, says Vijai

Town and Country Planning Minister Vijai Sardesai took an about turn on his assurance that the Regional Plan for Goa 2030 would be "conceptualised" within six months saying that what he meant was only the Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) Policy would be ready within six months.

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Published Aug 2, 2017, 5:03 AM IST
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PANAJI "The press has to clarify. I never said this, I can't imagine where they get this. It is the TDR policy which will be framed in six months. TDR policy itself is a complicated one. It is not possible to do the Regional Plan in six months. Even I was surprised to read in the papers the next day," Sardesai said. Vijai rose after Margao MLA Digambar Kamat began guffawing aloud, perhaps, deliberately so when he mentioned the newspaper reports quoting the minister that the…

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