Bungalow in Old Goa heritage zone sparks ruckus in House
The assembly on Monday saw noisy scenes when opposition MLAs rushed to the well of the House, demanding that chief minister Pramod Sawant give an assurance that the bungalow in the buffer zone of the Old Goa church heritage complex will be demolished.
The House was adjourned briefly, but the opposition MLAs continued protesting from their seats after the session resumed, eventually stopping.
While the CM said that the matter is sub-judice in the court and archives and archaeology minister Subhash Phal Dessai said that the issue is related to the town and country planning department, the opposition MLAs refused to accept this response.
'You are wasting time of the House.
You cannot bring up the subject when TCP is discussed and also when archaeology is being discussed,' said Phal Dessai. The issue came up when it was raised by BJP Santa Cruz MLA Rodolfo Fernandes who said that precautions need to be taken to safeguard the Old Goa churches and that the heritage buffer zone should reflect in the Regional Plan.
'We are vigilant to ensure no structure comes up in the 100m buffer zone. A request for a masterplan came, and we wrote to the ASI, but it doesn't come directly under the ASI.
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We are doing the follow-up for the masterplan with the TCP,' said Phal Dessai.
Opposition leader Yuri Alemao, however, said that the promises to protect the heritage zone are hollow.
'You failed to mention 52 illegal structures that have come up around the complex. How did the illegal bungalow come up in the buffer zone? This is a regulatory failure. It has been one year; what action have you taken?' he said.
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