Dears,
Keeping aside other issues not related to the development of Goa, many groups
have agreed to make a common cause and fight for the early publication of the
final Regional Plan for Goa 2021 and to invite suggestions/objections to the
consolidated Village Development Plans that were submitted by most of the 189
Panchayats using the Constitution of India Article 243-TCP Act, 1975
hybrid process recommended by the Goa TCP Dept and the Task Force for RP 2021
created to circumvent Article 243ZD.
It is expected that the draft ODPs ..... of the areas that remain notified
under the PDA in Goa in defiance of Article 243N ...will also be incorporated
in the final draft RP 2021 being made public.
In the meanwhile the Senior Town Planner, Mr. S.T. Puttaraju, has announced
that the "State Level Committee" on RP 2021 is doing "Pilot" consolidation of
Village Plans and reconciling the suggestions of individuals, including some
Sarpanchas who have submitted their own plans for the village in addition to
that of the Village Planning Committee, for Canacona taluka by Architect Dean
D' Cruz [also member of GBA Core Group] and for Pernem taluka by Architect
Bryan Soares [incumbent President/Chairman of the Indian Institute of
Architects-Goa Chapter]. Once this is completed, the guidelines for dealing
with the other talukas will be evolved. In simple words, there is a long wait
ahead for the final draft RP 2021 to be ready to be even considered to be
notified!!!
Mog asundi
Miguel
GBA warns of mass stir if ESZs are not frozen
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, FEB 21
Demanding freezing of all eco-sensitive zones (ESZs) till the new Regional Plan
2021, the Goa Bachao Abhiyan(GBA) today threatened to launch mass agitation
from March 4 against the government’s failure to accept their demands.
GBA and village groups formed a working committee to fight the “destruction of
Goa” while the RP2021 is being finalised.
Representatives of about 20 village and all-Goa level groups , involved in the
participatory planning process for Regional Plan 2021, attended a meeting
facilitated by the GBA today at the TB Cunha hall, in the city
The meeting demanded protection of forested lands, paddy fields and plateau
regions and other areas marked as Eco-Sensitive-1 and Eco-Sensitive-2 in the
draft Regional Plan 2021 notified in October 2009.
It also demanded that notification of the Regional Plan 2021 for public
information and suggestions/objections at an early date to put an end to the
rampant “development” and mining of eco-sensitive and other areas across Goa
and enactment of panchayat, municipal and town planning laws in tune with
Article 243 of the Constitution of India after the 73rd and 74th amendments.
All the persons present were unanimous in their demand that the government
announce a firm date by which the Regional Plan would be made public and to
freeze all no objection certificates (NOCs) and permissions for construction
or mining or any other development in eco-sensitive zones till the final
notification was issued.
As the government was not responding to the demands, the meeting resolved to
come on the streets on March 4 to press for their demands.
Besides members of the GBA core committee, there were representatives of the
Mull Goenkaranchi Songhottona [MGS], the Benaulim Villagers Action Committee
(BVAC), Pilerne Citizens Forum (PCF), the Zagrut Raikarancho Awaz, South Goa
Public Interest Action Group, Voice of Villagers-Verna, SEZ Virodhi Manch,
(SVM) the Nagrik Samittee of Kerim, the Jardin Bachao Samiti of Ponda and other
organizations and individuals. Civil society organizations (CSOs) were
represented by their office bearers and many concerned citizens also attended.
The members will share the decisions with their respective village groups and
meet again by the end of February, 2010, to finalize the future course of
action.
[Read Times of India 23 February, 2010 for other related news on RP 2021
progress]
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