Benaulim villagers have taken strong exception to the assertions reportedly made by the Benaulim sarpanch Carmelina Fernandes recently favouring granting of revised construction license and occupancy certificate to a proposed mega housing project in the village.
Irked over the matter, Benaulim villagers action committee (BVAC) has now urged the authorities to `review' the decision of the Benaulim panchayat in that regard. "Benaulekars hope that the government will direct the village panchayat to verify the setbacks, the easement rights, access, etc. as per the building construction regulations now in force in Goa. The village panchayat cannot be allowed to abdicate it's duties and responsibilities," a press note signed by BVAC chairperson Geraldine Fernandes and convenor Seby Fernades said.
The villagers, in their complaint filed earlier, had alleged that statutory approvals had been granted to the project without following the laid down procedure. They had also accused the panchayat of having `pecuniary interests' in the project by doing so. They had further pointed out that the "traditional access existing in the subject property, generations before the construction began, is not adequately maintained
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment