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PANJIM: Considering that traffic in the city is growing in leaps and bounds, the Corporation of the City of Panaji has demanded amendment to the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations 2010’, for off-street parking space for vehicles in Panjim.
The CCP has stated that once the amendments are made, it will revoke its decision on halt to construction licences for commercial complexes in the city.
The Corporation has suffered a loss to the tune of Rs 2.5 crore on construction licences since 2011, when the licences were halted, CCP alleged. Currently, there are 13 licences pending before the CCP for approval.
Addressing a press conference, Mayor Surendra Furtado said that in view of the ever increasing vehicular traffic, the Corporation in 2011 had passed a resolution to halt the issue of construction licences for commercial complexes till new rules on parking are in place. Hence, he said, that there is an urgent need to amend the regulations. CCP has written a letter to Town and Country Planning department (TCP) requesting for immediate amendment to the Goa Land Development and Building Construction Regulations 2010’.
“In the present regulations, no provisions are made for two-wheeler parking, which doubly exceed the number of cars in the city. The parking spaces provided in the regulations are far below the requirement of the present and the future and hence need to be amended keeping in mind the vehicular traffic entering the city in addition to the vehicles belonging to the local population,” the letter stated.
The copy of the letter is also been marked to Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, who is the local MLA and also Minister for TCP.
CCP said that the current provisions of traffic are based on the population figures of 2001 Census which was 99,677 for Panjim and Taleigao area. “As per 2011 Census, the population of these two areas is over 1,14,405, which shows an increase of about 15 per cent,” the Corporation said.
…to limit film shooting to weekends
Mayor says CCP open for complete ban
PANJIM: Close on the heals of the unsavoury incident of alleged assault on a citizen by bouncers of a film production team Tuesday, the Corporation of the City of Panaji decided to tighten the screws on film shooting in the city, by limiting it only to weekends.
CCP is also open for a complete ban on film shooting, if all 30 corporators are unanimous on the curbs, Mayor Surendra Furtado said on Wednesday.
Five bouncers attached to the film company, which was shooting for a film titled ‘Mango’ evoked controversy and were arrested for manhandling and assaulting Dr Oscar Rebello.
