Pomburpa-Olaulim Sarpanch Leopoldina Fernandes handing over a copy of the stop-work order to the complainants in the panchayat office on Wednesday.
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After facing sustained protest against an alleged mega project in the village, the Pomburpa-Olaulim panchayat on Wednesday issued a stop-work order to the ongoing work taking place in survey no 292/1-L-7 within its jurisdiction.
Four days ago, the panchayat had conducted an inspection of the site after angry locals accused it for not cooperating with the villagers and demanded immediate stoppage to the ongoing work at the site.
Several villagers had complained against the alleged illegal hill-cutting activity and destruction of forest cover in no development zone.
In the stop-work order issued to the owner Tarun Tahilani, Sarpanch Leopoldina Fernandes stated that the construction is unauthorised, and the technical clearance and construction licence has been obtained fraudulently by suppressing facts and misrepresentation. The project proponent has been directed to remain present in the office with a reply within seven days of receipt of the order.
The panchayat, in the order, has stated that after a preliminary inspection conducted ex-parte on August 26, it has been observed the property that is being developed lacks the required 8 metre access road to the site.
“There is actually no road infrastructure at all available at the site. The technical clearance and construction license has clearly been obtained by fraud and suppression of fact and contrary to Regional Plan-2021 and also with suppression in relation to the zoning entitlement, road access etc,” Fernandes said in the order.
