MARGAO, JULY 16
The Citizens Welfare Committee has hailed the move by the Chief Minister to withdraw the controversial City Development Plan (CDP) for Margao.
CWC President Savio Dias said that freezing of development in the city was not justified, adding that the question how the government would freeze the development and how they will transfer the development rights remains unanswered.
“The government has not clearly framed any guidelines to freeze the development in the heart of the city nor there exists any law, rules and regulations to freeze the development, thus creating confusions in the minds of the aam admi”, Dias said.
The CWC President said that freezing of development in the heart of the city and creation of a new commercial hub at Dovondem would not have given any relaxation to the traffic congestion in the city.
since all the other major activities such as the new district hospital, new collectorate are proposed to be shifted to the new area. “The government has not proposed any new roads or flyovers to tackle the traffic congestion in the city. The proposed commercial hub at Dovondem falls on agricultural land, which gives the farmer’s their daily bread”, he added.
Dias said the CDP was planned by the planner without studying the ground reality and sitting in closed air-conditioned chambers, adding that the CDP was prepared with the interest of the builders lobby in mind.
