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VASCO
After occupying property in the heart of Vasco city earlier leased to Dev Damodar Trust till Monday, security guards and stationary vehicles were removed from the site on Tuesday.
The empty space in the property, which was earlier leased to the Dev Damodar Trust, has been welcomed by several locals and they hope that the space would be used for a project beneficial to
Vasco city.
The prime property was taken back by the Mormugao Municipal Council (MMC) on expiry of a 30-year lease, but the space was used as a parking lot for cars and vehicles of a corporate house. Private security guards were even deployed at the site to prevent other people from entering into the property.
The Goan had highlighted the issue on Tuesday, reporting the demand of the NGO ‘Goa First’ to get the MMC to seal the property taken back from the trust.
An activist, Peter Andrade, who had accompanied the NGO to submit a petition to the MMC chief officer had also demanded that any person illegally occupying the prime land be immediately evicted by the MMC, as the collector’s order was not being followed by authorities and it amounted to contempt of court.
