TEAM HERALD
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MARGAO: Goans for Dabolim Only on Tuesday sought the intervention of Governor Bharat Vir Wanchoo to stop construction activities on the de-notified land at Dabolim (Survey No 8/1) and maintain the same for airport-related activities.
A GFDO delegation called on the Governor on Tuesday and handed over a memorandum, saying his timely intervention in the matter will earn him the eternal gratitude of the people of Goa.
The delegation demanded an immediate stop to the construction activities on Survey No 8/1 in Dabolim village and cancellation of all conversion sanad(s) issued for the said land. The delegation also called for the recommencement of the acquisition proceedings without any delay.
In the memorandum, GFDO said it was incomprehensible how the state administration could permit absolutely essential land needed for Dabolim airport’s vital expansion to fall into the hands of commercial builders.
“It is unacceptable that the administration granted conversion sanad(s) for the said land even before promulgating section 4 for the officially identified alternate land required for city-side airport infrastructure. As long as the pre-condition (acquisition of alternate land) for the de-notification of Survey No 8/1 was not fulfilled, it was duty-bound to refrain from granting conversion sanads. These improper permissions for conversion have allowed the constructions to commence. It is obvious that unless the ongoing constructions, which are still at an early stage, are stopped forthwith, they will soon be completed and third-party rights will also be created on this land so vital for public use,” he asserted.
The memorandum said it appears that fraud and misrepresentation have been intentionally used to benefit commercial builders, and/or to deprive Goa airport of its genuine and critical infrastructure, thereby threatening and inhibiting Goa’s future economic growth.
