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Police dash off letter to Director of Panchayats
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As the battle between the Cavelossim Village Panchayat
and the Mobor-based starred hotel over dredging of the
Sal River rages, questions are being raised over the jurisdiction
of the panchayat body and the Captain of Ports vis-a-vis
issuing permission for the dredging work.
With the ongoing battle threatening to turn into a law and order
problem, the Colva police on Friday dashed off a letter to the
Director of Panchayats, Menion D'Souza over the pertinent
question of 'jurisdiction'.
The police has sought to know whether the panchayat's direction
to the hotel to stop dredging has the backing of law and whether
the panchayat has got jurisdiction in the matter.
Incidentally, the Director of Panchayats told Herald this evening
that dredging comes within the domain of the Captain of Ports
and felt that the panchayat does not enjoy the jurisdiction to order
stoppage of the dredging work.
According to him, matters such as dredging falls within the purview
of the Captain of Ports, adding "If the Captain of Ports has issued
the necessary permission, then there's no question of the panchayat
ordering the dredging work."
Asked whether the panchayat can intervene in the event a jetty
is built at Mobor, Menino said, "Right now, only work of dredging
is in progress".He, however, said his office has received a letter
from the Colva police only on Friday evening and the matter is
being looked into.
Incidentally, the Captain of Ports had earlier asked for a NOC
from the Cavelossim Panchayat before the dredging activity
could commence, making one wonder why the Captain of Ports
had sought the panchayat NOC if the body had no jurisdiction over
the dredging activity.
Meanwhile, the Colva police are bracing up for any law and order
situation as the dredging work is temporarily stopped based on
the directions of Cavelossim Sarpanch Edwin Barretto.
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