Team Herald
PANJIM: After initially deciding to have policy for signages as far as the heritage areas are concerned, the Goa government has now decided to draft a special policy in a bid to have uniformity in the signages across the State.
The Heritage Committee of Department of Town and Country Planning (TCP) will meet on July 5 to finalise the policy, which will ensure that “Goa looks different”.
The conservation Committee of TCP which met on Friday has decided to come up with comprehensive policy on the issue of uniformity in signages within next two weeks.
Deputy Chief Minister and TCP Minister Vijai Sardesai said that the existing hoardings which have come up across the landscape of the State are eyesore which needs to be replaced with uniform signages.
“We have huge hoardings which are becoming eyesores. Let us have uniform policy across the State. Goa should look different. It is part of our identity that we should look different,” he stated.
Sardesai said that Heritage Committee of TCP has already submitted its suggestion on this topic, which would be considered while forming a policy. “The Chief Architect of PWD had given us guidelines as far as heritage areas are concerned. But now we have asked him to give guidelines for entire State,” minister said.
“We will be meeting on July 5 to discuss the policy after which it would be referred to Indian Institute of Architects and other stakeholders,” he said.
Sardesai said that the models adopted by other States while deciding the signages will also be considered before finalising Goa policy.
