FRIDAY, 4 SEPTEMBER 2026
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Scrap controversial project at Sancoale

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and TCP/Forest Minister Vishwajit Rane after doing their 'Hanv Na, Tum Na' drama all this while and coming under fire for inwardly backing the controversial Bhutani project at Sancoale are now heard suddenly talking tough and promising to revoke all permissions given to this project if they are not found in accordance with the law.  Well, TCP Minister  at the behest of Sawant has now even directed the Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA) to issue a show cause notice to the Bhutani Infra group to temporarily bring down the tempers of those fighting against this controversial project. Well, as per investigation carried out by some local media reporters and information gathered from activists closely monitoring this issue, most of the crucial permissions, conversions and development licenses for the project have been given from 2023 onwards by the BJP government itself. CM and TCP Minister should therefore stop fooling Goans and sending show cause notices to real-estate developers like Bhutani for time-pass and instead should get this project scrapped immediately if they really want to save the land of our ancestors and give justice to the villagers of Sancoale.



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Bulldozer demolitions turning into humanitarian issue

REKHA SARIN TREHAN, Benaulim
Published Sep 25, 2024, 9:15 PM IST
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The Supreme Court's directive putting a halt to 'bulldozer (in)justice' stating that demolition as a punitive step is against the ethos of the Constitution is all very well  and applaudable but would it really affect things on the ground materially ? The Apex Court has asserted that no demolition be carried out till October 1 without taking its approval unless the structure encroached on public land, was built near railway lines or obstructed roads in which case it can…

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