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APPREHENSIONS AND OBJECTIONS

"It is all guided by a committee of builders, liaison agents and TCP Minister Vishwajit Rane, who is incidentally one of the largest landowners in Goa."

Dr Sabina Martins, Goa Bachao Abhiyan

"With 400% FAR in the Commercial Business District being proposed, the entire population of Panaji can be accommodated in a construction on a single plot of 2,000 square metres. Imagine the scale."

Elsa Fernandes, green activist

"There's no option. People have to come to the streets and protest. This will finish Goa. We must save it. We are creating awareness about it all over Goa."

Abhijeet Prabhudesai, Rainbow Warriors

"There is no point in just objecting. Do it with a process. File objections which are substantive with scientific basis. Golf course, film city and so on are provided for in the RP-2021. We will be inviting more experts on the panel who will be examining and scrutinising all objections and suggestions."

Vishwajit Rane, TCP Minister

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Changes slammed, activists gear up, say move to duck and undermine Regional Plan 2021

THE GOAN NETWORK
Published Sep 26, 2022, 12:00 AM IST
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The sweeping changes being sought to be brought in to promote golf courses, film cities, farmhouses and to give 'incentives' to the land and real estate development industry by statute has come in for sharp reactions from many and has triggered activists to group together and oppose it.Goa Bachao Abhiyan, the organisation which spearheaded the movement against similar big ticket proposals via the regional plan more than 15 years ago has demanded the amendments be scrapped.In…

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