MARGAO
Velim MLA Cruz Silva on Thursday raised in the Asembly the fear and anxiety in the minds of residents of various villages in Goa as well as urban areas as a public notice was published on January 5 that a survey of houses within the notified villages that includes a fishing village of Ambelim in Velim constituency will commence from 6th January 2026.
He said the programme NAKSHA which stands for National geospatial Knowledge based land Survey of urban Habitations (NAKSHA) is being surprisingly carried out in rural areas. (NAKSHA).
He further pointed out that the date of commencement of survey provides little or no time to the house owners who are away and abroad to be present at the site as required under this survey. “This will result in untold hardship to lawful owners who will not be able to be present as no proper schedule is conveyed and sufficient time is not granted for them to make arrangements to attend the survey”, he said.
He added: “Also the fear that the predominantly rural areas like Ambelim have been marked as urban areas which will result in future hardships for the residents”.
The Velim MLA has requested the government to withdraw this notification and coordinate with the concerned central government agencies to revise and reschedule the survey by including applicable areas and giving adequate and prior notice.
