Aldona MLA Carlos raised an important concern on the ongoing assembly session, as regards to the rampant development of multi housing projects in villages which, is causing enormous strain and stress to the villagers/villages. However what is interesting to note is that the Panchayat Minister Mauvin Godinho's misleading statements stating that locals play a key role in development and rising village population causing the strain. Both these statements are extremely misleading as 1) Every time villagers demand that multi housing projects be stopped, the panchayats state that they are overruled by TCP, BDO and Directorate of Panchayat and most of the additional population is not organic ie from the existing village population but influx of large number of people from outside into the so many multi-housing units coming up in the villages - is the Panchayat Minister really unaware of the same and instead making such evasive comments ? Anyway, I would like to give the benefit of doubt to the Panchayat Minister. Can he please issue an official note to all Panchayats that they have the final say in approving or disapproving multi-housing projects and also constructions with swimming pools ?
