PANJIM: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has issued a show cause notice to the Ona Housing Private Limited regarding proposed illegal construction in open space in property bearing survey No 376/2 of Socorro village in Bardez taluka.
Last month, the High Court of Bombay at Goa had issued notices to the Socorro Village Panchayat, Chief Town Planner and the Delhi-based Ona Housing Pvt Ltd, for allegedly constructing in open public spaces without leaving the minimum setback for the National Highway.
Earlier, the TCP Department had issued technical clearance order from planning point of view for construction of commercial building with the approval of government vide note dated December 17, 2020.
But on August 18, 2023, the TCP department received a complaint from Goa Green Brigade convenor Avertino Miranda, who demanded cancellation of technical clearance order for construction of commercial building and the basement and construction coming up in the open space in property in survey No. 376/2-C of Socorro village. But since the Ona Housing Pvt Ltd had not clarified the matter till date, the TCP Department has now issued a show cause notice to the project proponent, as to why the technicial clearance order issued should not be withdrawn/revoked as per the provisions made in the Goa Land Development Building Construction and Regulation, 2020, within 15 days.
The petitioner has challenged before the High Court that the Conversion Sanad was illegal since the open space could not have been converted and no change of user could have been permitted for the said open space.
The High Court has posted the matter for further hearing on March 28.