RAHEJAS' PLOT GETS CARMONA VP NOD

Plans submitted by the Mumbai-based real estate developer, Rahejas for sub-division of plots at Carmona got the stamp of approval from the village panchayat.Days after the Town and Country Planning Department issue provisional NOC to the real estate developer, the Carmona Panchayat body on Wednesday approved the proposal for the sub-division of plots. At the panchayat meeting held , the members approved the sub division plan submitted by Rahejas as per the NOC granted by the Town and Country Planning department.The meeting was attended by six members and chaired by Sarpanch Estaquio D’Costa. Panch Orlando da Silva, who had been opposing the Raheja project, was conspicuous by his absence as he put absence of leave and put up a note strongly opposing the project on grounds that the project is against the wishes of the people. He further said the Panchayat has approved the project when an inquiry instituted by the Deputy Director of Panchayat is pending.Sarpanch D’Costa said that while granting the approval, the Panchayat has made it quite clear that the existing 5-meter road will remain as it is, adding that not a single compound wall or structure would be demolished.When his attention was drawn to the plan show the approach road as 10 meters, the Sarpanch said the Panchayat had in the past approved plans for private bungalows even when the road is hardly five meters. “When these plans were approved, there was no objections received from Orlando and others”, Sarpanch said.The TCP had last week granted provisional NOC to the Mumbai based real estate developer with a condition that the Panchayat should look into other requirements.The approval was opposed by ward member Orlando, who contended that the 10-meter wide road show by Raheja is not existing on the ground. It was Orlando’s contention that the existing approach road to the property is hardly four meters and wondered how the TCP could issue provisional NOC to the project.