-- Samir Umarye
BICHOLIM: The issue of controversial shed constructed by an upcoming company, under the name of ship building and dry dock in Narve village, rocked the Gram Sabha on Sunday with people demanding to demolish the structure. The issue of ship building and dry dock project came up after Lisa Dias Noronha and Premila Dias Fernendes had earlier on July 3 submitted an application that illegal construction is going on and a company erected some pillars not more than 30 mtrs from the river bank. They also highlighted the earlier order of the deputy collector to the company to stop work in the area. The villagers got furious when Sarpanch Pratishta Mishal expressed ignorance over the issue. “The project will destroy the entire village as it is polluting and coming up by cutting mangroves in about 2 lakh sq mtrs area and by widening roads,” said Panch Aditi Tuyekar. Later, Panch Tuyekar with the help of slide show presentation showed the illegal work going on in the area. The villagers forced the panchayat to pass a resolution to demolish the shed, not to give any NOC to the company or to have any kind of business with the company. “We will conduct site inspection in on August 1 and accordingly demolish the structure. We are with the villagers and will never allow any project affecting the environment of the village,” Sarpanch Mishal told media.
