PANAJI
The High Court of Bombay at Goa has directed an immediate halt to the construction of a concrete sea wall by a starred hotel at Bambolim beach, citing violations of coastal and construction norms.
The direction to the hotel management comes in response to a Public Interest Litigation filed by activists Glean Cabral and Swapnesh Sherlekar, along with the NGO Goa Foundation, alleging the hotel had begun the work without a valid construction licence and in breach of Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) rules.
During the hearing, the Court was informed that the Curca-Bambolim-Talaulim village panchayat had not issued any construction licence for the project and that the no-objection certificate issued by the sarpanch had no legal validity. The Bench also directed all village panchayats to follow procedures while issuing construction licences.
