Dear Dr. Kelekar,
The entire Interim Report [with annexures] is available in PDF format
at www.savegoa.com
Please read Page 1 MANDATE and 2.HOW IS RPG-2021 DIFFERENT FROM PREVIOUS RPs
2 a) Incorporates Transparency and People's Participation.
[The GBA had to constantly demand for the minutes of the Task Force
meetings held since 04 October, 2007. They were made available as
"bikini" minutes ...that hid the essentials of even the presentations
that we made on behalf of various constituents of GBA like the
Bailancho Sad, GOACAN, Botanical Society of Goa, Centre for Panchayati
Raj, Council for Social Justice & Peace, Utth Goenkara and GBA ...only
at the fag end of April, and that too only up to 26 March, 2008. The
minutes were not issued till the fact that the minutes are not being
circulated reached the newspapers as members of the public and GBA
alike began losing patience. One GBA member was falsely accused of
"leaking" information to the Press about the non circulation of
minutes for SIX months and a DOZEN meetings! The Convener of GBA, Dr.
Oscar Rebello, sent a written protest letter to the Vice-Chairman,
Arch Charles Correa on 16 April, 2006, to protest his shameful
behaviour with one of the lady members who represented Dr.Oscar while
he attended to his patients. That the Government planned to issue an
Ordinance amending the TCP Act, 1974 was known to the Task Force but
not the public. The Ordinance was issued on 29 February, 2008, and the
Bill was passed unopposed by our dear members of the opposition in
March, 2008, in a jiffy as if it was IFFI. We in the GBA got a copy of
the Bill after it was passed. That is the transparency! The less said
about the common man's participation in the process, the better. ]
2 c) Synergise the top-down regional framework ...... with the
down-top participatory plans ....mandated under the 73rd/74th
Constitutional Amendment Act.
[The amount of hungama that has been generated when this point was
raised with the Task Force vide GBA letter bearing Inward No. 462 of
27/5/2008 that was released to the press ...apparently by some
confusion, it is now alleged by some sources ... is proof of what the
Task Force has actually done about INCORPORATING the spirit and the
letter of the 73rd and 74th Amendments in its PROCEDURES thus far.]
Pages 103 and 104 SAFEGUARDING THE PLAN
1 The TF, though its consultative process, recognises that:
a) The Goa T&CP Act '74 needs crucial amendments that restrict Goa
Government from recommending land use changes
[The amendment passed in March, 2008, does just the opposite!]
b) The GT&CP has to firmly stress that ODPs/CDPs are an integral part of RPG-21
[Go tell that to the Marines! The PDAs are actually to be converted
into "Taluka Planning Bodies". It has also decided about Mopa Airport,
80 metre wide National Highways, Minor Ports and Marinas under V.
PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE on pages 71 to 76, with a map on page 72 and
under 4.4 SPORTS AND RECREATION on page 70 provided for the 36th
National Games, work on which has been started on MLA Francisco
Silveira's birthday this month at Batim, Goa Velha and Neura.]
The whole INTERIM REPORT reads like an Alister Macleans or James
Hardley Chase triller: it is full of surprises. The euphemism for
surprises that the TF uses is "transparency'
Happy reading.
When you are done, write to the Nodal Oficer [Technical] Mr. S.T.
Putturaju, Senior Town Planner, or to Nodal Officer [Admn] Mr. Sanjit
Rodrigues, OSD to the CM and also the current MD of GTDC at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or post it to the TASK FORCE on RPG 2021,
Maquineze Palace, Old GMC Complex, Near INOX, Campal, Panaji-Goa, 403
001 ...and hope to hear something, may be they will begin to
acknowledge receipt. That is not something they have done so
far,except if it unavoidable ...like you present a duplicate copy for
endorsement of the Entry/Inward Clerk.
Mog asundi.
Miguel
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 22:04:38 -0700 (PDT)
From: Samir Kelekar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Goanet] Can someone post a summary of the Interim Task
report?
Hi
Can someone who has read the Interim task report for
the upcoming Regional Plan put a summary out there of
the main points?
It will be much appreciated.
regards,
Samir
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Miguel Braganza, S1 Gracinda Apts,
Rajvaddo, Mhapsa 403507 Goa
Ph 9822982676 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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