> > View this email in your browser > > Sordid tales of Tiracol | Presentation > June 4th, 8 pm, 6 Assagao #mondayfix > https://www.facebook.com/events/218867235384722/ > > Four Seasons Mumbai bought 12.5 lac sq.mt. agricultural land in Tiracol > through their arm Leading Hotels in Goa for the purpose of constructing a > golf course and 250 cottages. The sale violated the Land Use Act so local > resident Francis Rodrigues of Tiracol approached Goa Foundation and filed a > PIL which sated that the sale of the land was invalid on that count and was > done without the consent of the tenants of the land. The owners told the > tenants that they would have to leave their homes and agree to be relocated > to one corner of the land and this was objected by the tenants. > > 10 out of 25 houses accepted a buy out deal from Leading Hotels and vacated > the premises. Leading Hotels managed to convert 1 Lac Twenty Thousand sq.mtrs > of the land to settlement zone thanks to the 2021 RP allowance terms for > eco-tourism, but this was challenged in court through the PIL and a stay was > obtained. Proceedings will continue in June session of the courts. > > The National Green Tribunal also brought a stay because of cutting of > numerous tress on the land. Francis also got a legal stay on the coal hub > project and dredging of the Tiracol Bay because it endangers the Keri village > and Tiracol Fort as well. > > Another victory is a legal stay on bridge construction across the river by > Govt. of Goa in favor of Leading Hotels because it destroys the mouth of the > river. Francis appeals to the people of Goa for help to fight these three > projects in Tiracol for the sake of the people of Tiracol and the surrounding > areas and to protect the natural beauty and ecological balance of the place. > > This is a donation based event. North Eastern food will be available. > > > > > > https://thuscritique.com/ > https://twitter.com/thuscritique/ > https://www.instagram.com/thus.critique/ > https://www.facebook.com/thus.critique/ > > > > > > > > >
