PANAJI
The Opposition MLAs moved two crucial private member resolutions pertaining to freezing of Regional Plan 2021 and to ban issuing fresh permissions to mega residential projects in the village areas, before the Goa Legislative Assembly, which is slated to meet for winter session on February 6-7.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Velim MLA Cruz Silva has moved a resolution demanding to freeze RP 2021 and commence work on new RP for the State.
The MLA said that the government should issue notification to commence the work of preparing new RP by defining a time bound, transparent and open process with inputs from local bodies, MLAs, NGOs and other stakeholders.
He also said that since RP 21 has crossed the horizon period, the same may be frozen and no permissions or technical clearance be issued to any land development or construction work, except for individual houses, until new RP is in place.
On the other hand, RGP St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar in the resolution has demanded that the government define the term Mega projects and no mega residential projects be allowed in the villages to avoid major impact on demographic and environmental changes in the village.
Meanwhile, the Business Advisory Committee (BAC) meeting of the Goa Legislative Assembly is postponed to Friday in view of Chief Minister’s visit to Delhi. BAC was supposed to be held on January 23 to decide the business for the two-day winter session.
