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Sign the Petition requesting The Honble Minister of State for Environment
and Forests (I/C) to maintain the moratorium on issuing further
environmental clearances for mining activities in Goa
http://goanvoice.org.uk/miningpetition.php
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On 4/15/10, Orlimgaum Rakonnmanch <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> For immediate press release
>
> Today the villagers in Orlim were called under the public greivence concept
> being put forth by the town planning in Margao which was presided over by
> Town Planner Mr Poutturaj .
> The first case taken up was on survey number 19/4 in Orlim while there are
> 28 apartments blocks and shops it also has a proposed swimming pool and well
> .The builder has even offered to kindly construct a STP plant.
>
> The said project is coming up in the lowing area which acts as a duct to
> take the rain water to the neighbouring big pond which irrigates the fields
> .
> Ida Coutinho pointed that the said water is carried naturally and through
> drains gradually finding its way into the pond and then the paddy fields any
> construction will hamper this natural flow and either the water will move
> too fast resulting in water logging or too slow which will mean no water in
> the pond which helps irriegete the neighbouring fields.
>
> The villagers of Orlim voiced their displeasure over the said project which
> the builder and concerned TCP keep calling "development"
> This development has and comes with a very steep price since our
> infrastructure of water ,electricity ,roads and garbage are at this point
> unattended to a project of any capacity will just mean more load on the
> present population .All these projects we were told has their own
> infrastructure as they pay the said tax however what about the present
> population that has been paying its taxes for years .!!!
>
> It was brought to the attention of the Town planner that a swimming pool
> and well was totally unacceptable .The STP plant as well was questioned as
> the garbage composit as there was no guarantee of how long it would function
> and who would oversee this .
>
> The town planner was urged to hold 2 site inspection one at present and
> another in the rains to ascertain the ground reality
> with regards the water flow besides this the villagers present requested
> that this plan be discussed threadbare before any construction licence be
> issued by the Panchayat of Orlim and put before the Gram Sabha .
>
> The other hearing on Meenaxi builder constructing Rata Exotica of 66 flats
> a swiing pool was adjourned to 22 April as the Town planner had to rush for
> another meeting in Panjim before which the builder as usual denied that the
> property next to his was Fabrica of Orilm and that he has been trespassing
> the same to access his property further he said his construction in the
> paddy field was totally legal .
> The Town planner was told to Act on complaints made by Villagers and Mr
> Patrick Cardozo of land filling in Paddy fields under section 17 A and book
> the builder accordingly ,as for reasons best know to the TCP its not done
> anything after a month of complaining to the TCP the Police the
> Collector and the Panchayat of Orlim .
>
> The authorities seem to be dragging its feet for the past 2 years as
> complaint build up and as they remain wanting to take any action and the
> builder continues with the said project .
>
> below pictures from Meenaxi construction before it started till date
>
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/dmellomiranda/Felix?authkey=Gv1sRgCMuF-fGc0_jyUg#
>
>
>
> Kim Miranda
> 9422443855
>
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