To Goanet - Refer to my Jan 25 posting, "The lowdown on the Batim farmhouse," archived at -
http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-January/068366.html This morning I went for a drive around the area with my wife. And what do I see? Mr Sharma has made considerable progress since my last visit 8-9 days back. In a small clearing achieved by knocking down the fence and cutting down trees, a borewell has been drilled not too far from the "farmhouse." I was not carrying my 5D, but fortunately my wife had her small camera with her. See - http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-5.jpg http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-6.jpg What will it take for Goans to be outraged? Only the Utt Goenkara folks have evinced a modicum of interest in pursuing this case. Not a peep from any of the other "Save Goa" keyboard warriors who no doubt read this group religiously. Regards, r > Refer to my initial post titled "Another illegal construction?" on > Goanet (Sunday, Jan 20, 2008) archived here - > > http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2008-January/068087.html > > > Today - Jan 26, 2008 - I dropped by the Batim panchayat to > seek more details. The sarpanch this time dropped another > name - Lalit Sharma, of Chandigarh. When I asked about his > earlier reference of Kiran Dhingra he mumbled something > about them being related but didn't have any specifics. The > papers are all in the name of Lalit Sharma. A quick Google > search with the keywords "Kiran Dhingra Lalit Sharma" gave > this - > > http://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070804/cth1.htm#6 > > Looks like they are all part of the same stinking IAS swamp. > > > I photographed what seemed to me the relevant papers from > the file. The application is for a farmhouse. > > Question: does this look like a farmhouse to you? The > plan (see the jpeg below) shows a structure with only > the ground floor but the actual construction is a grand > ground+1 floor bungalow. Would any architect on Goanet > comment on this? > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-3.jpg > > > If someone wants to pursue this, let me know. I shall furnish > the relevant contact details of the Batim sarpanch and the > panchayat secretary. Here I am attaching jpegs of some > relevant documents. > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-plan-1.jpg > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-plan-2.jpg > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-0.jpg > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-1.jpg > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-2.jpg > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-3.jpg > > http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/batim-farmhouse-4.jpg > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs
