MAPUSA:
Citing a specific case, Fatima Fernandes said in Modlo Waddo, in a no development zone the panchayat has issued permissions to a party for cutting of trees for development of road.
She said she had written to the forest department and the work was stopped for some time. But the work restarted after elections, she added.
She further said she had written to various authorities to conduct a survey of the area since it’s a forested land but
her requests have fallen on deaf ears.
“The panchayat has been taking advantage of the dichotomy in the Regional Plan and issuing licences for construction in the area,” Fernandes said.
