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News -- Goa-Colva: It's Demolition Time again - Illegal Huts Razed down from Sanjay Borkar in Margao for Daijiworld News Network - Goa Margao, Nov 9: Once again the illegal structure of huts at the Colva beach has been demolished by the state Tourism Department, on November 8. Recently, in May 2005, the erected structures on the spot were demolished, as they were raised on the Tourism Department's acquired land. The soon after, the same people had carried on the work of huts. When the department came to know about this, they again took the action, and razed all the 28 huts which were identified as illegal constructions. On Tuesday, after an order was received from the department, the demolition squad led by deputy collector Suresh Pilarnekar, additional collector Narayan Sawant along with tourism assistant director Hanumant Parsenkar and the police came to implement the order and the huts were demolished soon after that… Fishermen from the colva beach had been using these huts as storerooms to stack dry fish and salt. Also in the rainy season they used to moor small boats in the same huts. As soon as the officials, with the help of municipality and public work departments, started the demolition, some of the hut owners started to dismantle the same by themselves, to avoid any loss. When queried about the action taken by department, tourism assistant diirector Hanumant Parsekar said that all the 28 huts were constructed on the department's land, which act was illegal. When asked if proper demarcation of the place had been done, he replied that several times the demarcation was done, but these fishermen had been throwing out the signboards and marks from the place. Meanwhile the agriculture minister reached the spot and he assured the people, that he will look in the matter. -- Cheers, Gabe Menezes. London, England
