MARGAO
With the Town and Country Planning Department revoking the technical clearance for the illegal hill cutting at Cacnamoddi, Cuncolim MLA and Leader of Opposition, Yuri Alemao said that commitment to respect sentiments of Cuncolkars will always be his top priority.
Yuri thanked Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and Town and Country Planning Minister Vishwajit Rane for revocation of order of technical clearance given to illegal hill cutting in Cuncolim. “This aquifer at Cacnamoddi needs to be protected for posterity,” he said.
Reacting to the revocation order issued by the TCP Department, Yuri gave credit of the revocation order to the residents of Cuncolim for their tireless efforts by way of filing complaints and agitating at the illegal hill cutting site which eventually compelled the government to act.
“I had raised the issue in the last Assembly session as well as in the third session which concluded on Thursday. I had also submitted various documents to the authorities in support of my contention that the development taking place at the hill site was completely illegal,” he informed.
He said the illegal hill cutting was done by the developers by submitting wrong Contour Plan. “The developers violated Section 17A of TCP Act while carrying out the illegal hill cutting. There was a cutting of sloppy land for development of 10 metres wide internal Sub Division Road for a stretch of almost 30 metres. The blatant violation caused destruction to the hill, claimed Yuri.
Yuri hoped the government will act against the illegalities in the Cuncolim Industrial Estate soon and also de-notify State Highway 8 as assured to me by the PWD Minister in the Assembly.
