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VASCO: The Cortalim-Quelossim panchayat on Friday, demolished 27 shanties that were illegally built on comunidade land near Verna IDC. The shanties were built by the contractor of a construction company and were housing more than 200 labourers.
“The previous panchayat ignored the mushrooming shanties. Since I took over the chair, the issue was raised repeatedly in the gram sabha, where the members demanded demolition of the structures. Despite my repeated requests, we were not getting support from the taluka administration. The file seeking a demolition squad was recently approved, after which these illegal huts were demolished,” said Sarpanch Hilario Figueiredo.
