The Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant stating that his Govt was drafting rules to finalize the legal takeover of "no man's lands" despite strong opposition from various quarters, only reinforces my view that the Current Goa Goa Govt's only priority is to grab/convert as much land as possible in small Goa. The other things that we prominently see are: massive conversions under 39/A, 17/2 ; "real estate" projects pushed by IPB (investment promotion board) under highly questionable objectives e.g. 2 lakh sq metres are being planned to be given to a Pune based university at Tivim and allowing private forests to be destroyed by mega outstation builders. Given the tainted record of the Goa government, I suspect the "no man land" parcels have already been identified by the political powers and real estate entities for "their personal/business development" and hence the urgency to grab under the legal framework. It is a bit of a challenge to take on this corrupt Goa Govt machinery by each concerned village/area separately. The need of the hour is for all these affected areas to unite and fight it together.
