CANACONA
The central government has issued a notification to acquire 88 private plots of land comprising 78,541 sq. mtrs (7.85 hectares) at Loliem, Canacona for the construction of a toll plaza and improvement of curves for the 4-laning of NH66 from Maxem to Polem.
The notified 88 private plots of land include zones classified as orchards, natural cover, Khazans, no development slopes, settlement areas and paddy fields alongside the section of NH-66 from the end of the Canacona bypass (Km 602.900) to Polem/Karnataka border (Km 610.900) in Goa under the annual plan of 2023-24.
With no objections received, the land now vests fully with the central government under the National Highways Act free from all encumbrances, states the notification issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways on June 13.
Incidentally, the land acquisition of 88 land parcels notified by the central government has affected over 338 private individuals of landowners/occupiers besides two Devalayas (Keshav Devalaya and Nirankar Dev), one Chapel of Holy Cross and at least one private limited company.
