PANAJI
The parameters to rectify the plan include three broad categories -- built environment (man-made), natural environment, and for the linking of the two through utility infrastructure which includes roads, utility lines, ports and waterways. Briefing mediapersons after the meeting held on Wednesday, Manguesh Prabhugaonkar, SLC member, said that unlike what was announced earlier, the SLC has initially decided to take up two talukas in each district - one each in the coastal and hinterland areas. “We decided that we will choose two areas each in North and South Goa -- Sattari in North Goa which is a hinterland kind of taluka, while the second one is Pernem which is a coastal area and is located right on the border where the new airport is likely to come up,” Prabhugaonkar said. “In down South in the coastal belt we are opting for Canacona, and towards the hinterland we are choosing Sanguem. With this two-plus-two set up we are trying to move closer towards the central area,” he added. “Eco-sensitive zones include land form, vegetation and water -- whether it was initially notified or not -- will be retained as it is. Whatever is ecologically sensitive has been retained as it is,” he said. The SLC has also finalised a vision document for Goa for the State government to consider with respect to urbanisation trends across Goa and the challenges it has thrown up. “We re looking at decentralising current areas which are saturated, introducing new town planning schemes or having some kind of land use considerations in the outskirts of those village areas by linking some bypasses. We are also looking at newer growths in either industrial areas or as per IPB policies, or a new Mopa kind of place where a new PDA is being planned. Socio-economically, every taluka needs to be benefitted so that they have opportunities in those areas also, rather than allowing what is now happening in Porvorim where the growth is centered around a highway,” he pointed out. This includes creating a palette for all the policies of the state, which also involves creating a socio-economic model for every taluka. People staying in Sanguem or Valpoi need not spend `500 for travelling to Margao or Panaji, and survive because there s no employment in those areas. People have to survive economically in the hinterlands as well. So for them also we are trying to create economic opportunities,” Prabhugaonkar added.
The parameters to rectify the plan include three broad categories -- built environment (man-made), natural environment, and for the linking of the two through utility infrastructure which includes roads, utility lines, ports and waterways
