* PDAs the dedicated bodies for urban planning, are ignored while drafting ODPs
* ODPs are reduced to merely soliciting, receiving and processing individual requests for zone changes.
* Panjim ODP – SPS and SPC permit 200 and 300 FAR respectively
* The ODP-2021 received 198 such requests for zonal changes of which 138 were approved i.e. 70% were approved, affecting a total area of 1,76,280 sq mtrs.
* 81% of the massive Net FAR of ODP-2021 was allocated to commercial zones
* Census records show an alarming rise in the number of unoccupied dwelling units in Goa. Currently more than 22% of all residences in Goa are empty
* ODPs such as the Panjim ODP-2021 enable this form of ‘speculative urbanism’. This is also the reason why homes are becoming increasingly unaffordable for the average Goans.
* Census 2011 classified 62% of Goa as being urban making it the most urbanised state in India
* Panjim ODP is currently challenged before High Court; TCP Board has sent back the ODP to North PDA for redrafting
* The ODP received sharp criticism from the city corporators as well as the social activists
