494 STRUCTURE FACE DEMOLITION UNDER CRZ RULES

The deputy collectors of North and South Goa identified the structures to be demolished for violating the CRZ notification of 1991. While about 344 structures in the villages of Arambol, Morjim, Anjuna and Calangute in North Goa have been finalized for demolition, in South Goa around 150 structures have been identified from Poingunim, Loliem, Velsao, Cavelossim, Varca, Benaulim, Betalbatim, Utorda, Majorda, Arossim, Cansaulim, Sernabatim and other beachfronts. The decisions come in the wake of recent directions by high court of Bombay at Goa to both deputy collectors to work out a time schedule to carry out demolitions of the illegal structures where appeals are not pending, within eight weeks. North Goa deputy collector Sabaji Shetye, who is also in-charge of the demolition squad, chaired a meeting to implement the court order. The meeting was attended by the mamlatdars of Pernem and Bardez, the block development officer of Bardez, executive engineers of the PWD and electricity departments and the sarpanchas of Anjuna, Calangute and Morjim. Sources said that although there are a huge number of structures in the CRZ areas, the 344 structures which have been identified in North Goa for demolition are the “cases which have attained finality”. These structures are spread over four villages: 34 in Arambol, 20 in Morjim, over 200 in Anjuna and about 90 in Calangute