PANJIM: As Se-Old Goa village panchayat issued a notice to the proprietor of the illegal building erected at the Old Goa heritage site, Aam Aadmi Party’s Amit Palekar called it another victory for Goans.
“The Se-Old Goa village panchayat has issued a notice to the proprietor of the construction project that has come in a protected area of the village, asking to show cause why the illegal construction should not be demolished. The notice is part of the demolition proceedings initiated by the panchayat,” Palekar said.
“The show-cause notice was issued by the panchayat secretary and has called upon the proprietor of the project, Sumermal Jain, of the Mumbai-based Corvus Urban Infrastructures LLP, to show cause as to why the construction should not be demolished within seven days, from the receipt of the notice, failing which, further action shall be initiated under Section 66 (4) of the Goa Panchayat Raj Act 1994”, he added.
He further said, “In the past the panchayat had already revoked the construction licence of the project, while the Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department had revoked the technical clearance to it and had directed the panchayat to initiate necessary action against the project”.
