PANAJI
The panel constituted by the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department to review and recommend changes in the Outline Development Plans (ODPs) which were recently suspended from being in operation, held its first meeting on Thursday.
Chief Town Planner (Planning) Rajesh Naik who heads the panel chaired the proceedings and said the ODPs review work will be completed within the allotted 60-days timeline.
Apart from Naik, the committee also consists of the Senior Town Planners of the two districts, North and South Goa and the member-secretaries of the North Goa Planning and Development Authority and the South Goa Planning and Development Authority.
Other members of the panel include representatives of the stakeholder professional bodies including Avez Azim Shaikh of CREDAI, Architect Amit Sukhthnkar, of the Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), Goa branch, Akash Khaunte who represents the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Gajanan Karkare, who heads Institution of Engineers (India) Goa branch and Snehalata Pednekar of the Institute of Town Planners, India, Goa Regional Chapter.
