Lion Roars-4 May 6-12, 2013 Eternal damnation
Here is another festering sore of a tale to tell. A rich Delhi honcho is building his Goa abode on a road widening area in Cobra vaddo in Calangute, right in front of Our Lady of Piety Chapel where parishioners pray. The site was inspected by the Public Works Department (PWD) on April 9, 2013. The Town and Country Planning Department (TCP), Mapusa issued him an NOC on March 6, 2007 (DB/21628/07/705) to build what may be a residential house. The corrupt and truly morally bankrupt Village Panchayat (VP) of Calangute issued him a construction license on March 10, 2007 (VP/CAL/F-13/06-07/L/3914) and later renewed it on February 7, 2013 (VP/CAL/F-13/12-13/R-16/6302). Since the VP issued its license in exactly five working days from the date the TCP issued its NOC, I checked the March 2007 calendar and discovered March 10 was a Saturday, and March 6 was a Tuesday, that is, five days including the Sunday holiday! The PWD minister Ramkrishna Dhavalikar says the construction is illegal and that "punitive action must be taken against the authorities who approved the plans and issued the construction license". This was said in a written answer in the just concluded Legislative Assembly session, which means the battle against the Delhi honcho has been taken to the next level. That is why the PWD which is an interested party conducted the April 9 inspection. The problem is who will bell the cat, because there is big money to be made and in fact, the hat as you might have guessed has already been passed around. Complete article at: http://www.goanspirit.com/index.php/bits-bytes/273-lion-roars-5 ~Avelino
