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Clamp down on coastal illegalities


There appears to be some good news on illegalities and sound nuisance being addressed in coastal Anjuna village in the North and some other coastal villages in South Goa. 

Surely, many will be in thanks to the genuine activists/NGOs who are painstakingly working with few honest/genuine lawyers and moving the  courts to take appropriate action on the violators aligned with select corrupt bureaucrats, government officials, MLAs and Ministers in the government. 

I would like to highlight many other illegalities away from the coast where illegal dwellings are being set up and power/water connections being given by corrupt panchayat members, municipal officials and MLAs. 

It's time to address this huge problem as well where in many cases, land is also being illegally taken over and despite what the government says I don't see any concrete improvement! 

Authorities need to address this huge issue on a big scale in the same way the mining, coastal illegalities and noise issues are being addressed.


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Leaders must take criticism in their stride

S KAMAT, Alto Santa Cruz
Published Dec 5, 2022, 12:37 AM IST
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