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MARGAO: The National Green Tribunal (NGT), Western Zone, has directed the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) to comply with the orders related to the demolition of the Silver Sands hotel in Colva within two months and also questioned the delay in executing the same.
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The Colva Civic and Consumer Forum is the petitioner in this case.
“We direct the GCZMA to ensure the compliance of demolition order dated 05.12.2018 in respect of the property in question within a period of two months positively, failing which the Applicant would be at liberty to approach us with a Misc. Application, indicating non-compliance, wherein the penal order may have to be passed by us,” said the NGT Pune bench comprising Judicial Members (JMs), Dinesh Kumar Singh and Dr Vijay Kulkarni.
The bench also directed the Chief Secretary of Goa to look into the conduct of the concerned officers of the GCZMA and hold an enquiry to find those responsible for the non-compliance with the order, take appropriate judicial and administrative action and submit a report to the NGT within three months.
“The conduct of the Administrative Authorities involved in this, as well as that of the GCZMA, is under cloud of suspicion,” said the bench.
