07-05-2025
Sinquerim wall spurs plaint, coastal body inspects site
Calangute:
The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) on Wednesday conducted a site inspection in a property bearing Survey No. 88/1A and 1B at Sinquerim, Candolim, following a complaint about an illegal complaint had been filed by the Calangute Constituency Forum alleging that the compound wall violates coastal regulation zone (CRZ) well-known, scenic property changed hands a few years complaint to the member-secretary of the GCZMA and other authorities states that the 'construction is in violation of…the Environment Protection Act, and falls in the CRZ and no-development zone (NDZ).'The complaint adds, 'It is pertinent to note that as per official records, the NGPDA ( North Goa Planning and Development Authority ) had denied permission to its previous owner for doing any such development in the said property.'The complaint goes on to say, 'Despite this, the present owner has undertaken a new construction of a compound wall disregarding the directions given by the GCZMA and environmental regulations/coastal protection laws and other laws in force.' However, the owners of the property were not present during the GCZMA team consisted of Radha Rao, Bhargavi Kelkar and Raunat Dessai.
