-------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Wishing all Goanetters | | a Prosperous | | and | | Happy New Year - 2006 | | Goanet - http://www.goanet.org | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Vide an extraordinary government gazette notification Series I No: 39 dated 3rd January, 2006 issued by the Chief Town Planner & ex Officio Joint Secretary, Mr Morad Ahmed, received today (5th January, 2006 afternoon ) by this writer the government has in PUBLIC INTEREST WITHDRAWN certain revenue villages from the planning areas of A) Panaji viz; Morombi o Pequeno and Grande, Renowadi, Murda, Chimbel, Panelim,Bainguinim,Ela, Telaulim, Curca, Bambolim, Calapur, Cujira retaining Taleigao Durgawadi B) Mapusa all revenue villages viz; Anjuna, Verla, Canca, Calangute, Candolim, Marna, Pilerne, Reis Magos, Soccorro, Salvador do Mundo and Penha de Franca; retaining Municipal areas of Mapusa
With this, the notification dated 27th September, 2005 covering planning areas in Margao - viz areas under Margao Municipal council Vasco-da-Gama viz areas under Mormugao Municipal Council besides revenue villages of Chicalim, Chicolna, Dabolim, Sancoale Issorcim Ponda viz areas of Ponda Municipal Council. Panaji Corporation of City of Panaji are retained. This was confirmed vide a teletalk this evening this writer had with the Chief Town Planner Mr Morad Ahmed. With this the three month long agitation spearheaded by the MLA Santa Cruz & Deputy Speaker Ms Victoria Fernandes and other NGO's has achieved a victory of sorts. It now remains to be seen when the controversial Town & Country Planning Ordinance of 29th September, 2005 will be repealed. Incidentally this writer had an informal tete a tete with the new incumbent Law Secretary Mr U V Bakre (ex District Judge ) at his residence at Aquem Margao to confirm whether he had indeed been asked by the Chief Minister to examine the modalities of repealing controversial TCP. But he feigned ignorance of the same and stated that he had only read that the same was handed over to him in the local dailies. Instead he confirmed to this writer that after he resigned from the Judiciary he took up his new posting for only two days 24th 25th November, 2005 and then proceeded on leave until the 2nd January, 2006 owing to his daughter's marriage on 25th December, 2005. Notwithstanding all this the agitators would prefer to keep their fingers crossed and await the assurance of the CM to fullfill his promise to repeal the controversial TCP ordinance. GODFREY J I GONSALVES BORDA MARGAO GOA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send instant messages to your online friends http://in.messenger.yahoo.com -------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Goa - 2005 Santosh Trophy Champions | | | | Support Soccer Activities at the grassroots in our villages | | Vacationing in Goa this year-end - Carry and distribute Soccer Balls | --------------------------------------------------------------------------