Land bought for international school in Siridao, marked settlement in RP 2021

Bought by Emaar MGF land named in I-T investigation, not in settlement zone earlier

TEAM HERALD

[email protected]

- Advertisement -

Add as preferred source on Google

If you enjoyed reading this article, you can help support our journalism by adding OHeraldo as a preferred source.

PANJIM: With each scrutiny more skeletons are coming out to haunt the RP 2021 planners. The Goa Bachao Abhiyan has identified another property in Siridao which finds mention in the documents of the Income Tax raids at GCS officer N Suryanarayana’s residence.

GBA says that a property in question, belonged to Goa International School and was purchased by Emaar Builders.

The school, according to the NGO, had advertised on the net for selling 50 acres of pristine land surrounded by river and Arabian Sea.

“The website reads as ‘A collaborative Planning and Architectural design project with DesignShare – USA and Cohello & Associates – Goa for an unique site of 50 acres near the village of Siridao, Goa. The site is a peninsula with Siridao and Panjim River on either side and with the Arabian Sea in the front,” the release says.

- Advertisement -

The GBA further states that the land is in Survey No 11 in Siridao which is marked settlement in Final RP 2021.

“Survey No 11/2 shows 63994 sq mt garden, 275 potkharab and the owners as: Siridao Estates Pvt. Ltd, M/s Bangalore Goa Estate Private Ltd, M/s Anand Bose Construction Pvt Ltd and some others.  Survey No 11/4 shows 8025 sq m of rice and 125 sqm potkharab, Siridao Estates Pvt Ltd is one of the occupants in the property,” the GBA says in the release.

The adjoining land, which is in Survey No 12 is part river, part orchard and part saltpan, is also owned by Siridao Estates Pvt Ltd.

GBA notes that under the guise of education hub many properties have been obtained and changed to settlement and later sold to real estate developers. Goa has seen a spurt in new educational institutions with sprawling campuses in the past years.

- Advertisement -

GBA convenor has asked the Chief Electoral Officer to issue directions to the TCP department not to issue NOCs for construction of large projects especially under the scanner during the election code of conduct as was agreed during the discussions in his office on January 6, 2012.

It is pertinent to note that while the Chief Electoral Officer has stopped the TCP officials from continuing the hearing of public grievances it has not issued any directions not to grant NOCs for constructions, the release says.

Share This Article