Villagers to get 30 p.c. quota in GHB projects HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, MARCH 30 Minister for Housing Board Nilkanth Halarnkar today declared that 30 per cent of housing in housing board projects will be reserved for locals of the village where the project is located. Halarnkar made the statement while speaking during Question Hour to a question tabled by Shiroda legislator Mahadev Naik with respect to land acquired by the Goa Housing Board (GHB) in Shiroda constituency. The Shiroda MLA drew attention of the housing board minister that locals are opposed to the housing board project with it being close to a religious place. "The church authorities believe that the housing board project in their vicinity will cause disturbance to their activities," stated the Shiroda legislator while urging the minister to have discussion with church authorities on this issue. The village panchayat, which had initially granted a provisional no objection certificate (NOC) to GHB to go ahead with the project, changed its stance following opposition by the locals, said the Shiroda MLA. However, the minister maintained that GHB has complied with all formalities and considering opposition to GHB projects it has been decided to keep 30 per cent of the units to locals of the village, stated the housing board minister. http://www.oheraldo.in/news/Local%20News/Villagers-to-get-30-p-c-quota-in-GHB-projects/46935.html
