RP 2021  meet at Chinchinim Deussua Panchayat

A meeting of  Regional plan Committee of 47 memebers for finalization of RP
2021 was called by Ghinchinim-Deussua Panchayat on 6.o1-2016 held at 10.30,
am at Mount Mary`s Church hall., Some members of the Panchayat were
conspicuous by their absence and those present were surprised about their
lack of interest and participation.. The  absence of Panchayat Secretary at
such important meeting appears to be intentional, specially attributing his
comment to meeting being private and that minutes can be recorded on piece
of paper, instead of official meeting Book Fortunately an retired Scretary
volunteered to  conduct the meeting, eliciting responses, recording the
minutes and also reading the 9 resolutions sent by the Panchayat earlier
after discussions and fruitful deliberations

After keeping the plan in cold storage for years, it was hurriedly sent
with a short notice for compliance, deliberaytely during Christmas season.
It was however extended to 18 January, Many Panchayats have requested for
extending the  dead line by at least another 3 months., Chinchinim
Panchayat has also requested for similar extension. Now Dy C,M  is on
record and has contended that it can be scraped as earlier promised by BJP,
but that suggestions by majority only wants  modifications

The   nine resolutions sent to the authority were read and members wanted
that same be forwarded again, Besides a ward wise meetings are to be held
by 11 Jan 2016 and sent the final suggestions by 18 Jan 2016. It was
informed that 9 resolutions forwarded are ignored without any reasons,.In
fact participants informed with specific details of illegalities, orchards
being included in settlement zone and those with residential houses are
excluded in spite of having  all relevant documents to that effect The
meet was also concerned about width of internal roads and MDR favoruring
builders in particular and destroying the unique identity of the village

Participants wondered whether it is another exercise in futility just to
give an  impressions of participatory process being followed One wonders
the changes, alterations are at  the behest of influential  individuals and
building lobbies for personal reasons, If any requests were received should
have been sent to Panchayat also  for information instead of consciously by
passing the local body involved in the process AS  it stands the whole
process before finalizing one sided RP 2021 is just a joke to fool the
people to carry out the sinister designs

Nelson Lopes Chinchinim

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