So it is final. Dial 1077 from monday for the flying squad to tackle filling of low lying areas and illegal construction on hill slopes. Announcing is one thing and implementing is another. All depends on the connectivity of BSNL. If you hear "All lines on this route are busy" "Hea marga voileo soglleo line-i kamant guntleat" then you may keep dialling till the illegality is complete and no proof on site. The catch word is 'illegal'. So if you get permission to fill a low lying area or construct on a hill slope it will not be a case for the flying squad. There are no base-line maps notified about low lying areas and slope gradients in Goa. So it is left to a civil servant to discern what is low lying and a hill slope which largely depends on his eyesight and mental frame. Any how, let us wait and watch how the government initiative flies in the next week. There is no doubt that the benefit of 1077 will be fully utilised by citizens.
-Soter
