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Time of India
30-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Amid RG protest, TCP dept issues stop-work order for Bambolim project
Panaji: Under pressure from Revolutionary Goans (RG), the town and country planning department on Wednesday issued an order asking Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment to stop work on its project at Bambolim. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The TCP department said that Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment failed to obtain the necessary environmental clearances for the hotel. The TCP department issued a technical clearance for the hotel in March 2024 on the condition that all the other necessary permissions would be obtained before construction began. 'It is observed that you have undertaken construction activities without obtaining prior environmental clearances as prescribed under EM Notification 2006, and therefore, you have violated the condition,' said Prakash Bandodkar , the deputy town planner. The application for environmental clearance is pending before the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority .A cursory site inspection conducted by the TCP department last week noted observations that appeared to be a rupture of the aquifers and substantial hill-cutting. RG MLA Viresh Borkar filed a complaint with the TCP and the directorate of panchayats, claiming that Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment violated norms while constructing the hotel at Bambolim. Bandodkar said that govt issued a note to the department with directions to 'immediately put a stop to the construction activities' because of non-compliance with conditions imposed by the department. Just a few days earlier, the Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) issued a similar stop-work order asking Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment to stop work on its project at Bambolim. Borkar and RG president Manoj Parab, have been camping outside the department building even at night as part of a protest against the illegalities. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now 'This department was sleeping, and we had to come here to wake them up. We want an FIR registered against the project proponent under the Environment Protection Act because they have violated the law. An FIR should be lodged against govt officials who did not act. We want to see if the home department acts,' said Borkar.
Time of India
29-04-2025
- Business
- Time of India
Green body issues stop-work order to Bambolim project
Panaji: The Goa State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (Goa-SEIAA) has issued an order asking Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment to stop work on its project at Bambolim. St Andre MLA Viresh Borkar had protested at the site, alleging a number of illegalities. Several activists have also filed complaints with various authorities like the WRD, alleging that the digging was carried out too deep into the ground, damaging aquifers. 'It has come to the notice of this authority that construction is being undertaken in property bearing survey nos. 14/1, 14/2, 15/1, 16/1, 17/1, 17/2, 17/3, 18/1, 19/1, 19/2, 19/3, 20/1, 20/2, 20/3, 21/1 to 8, 31/1, 35/1, plot no. 358 of Bambolim village, Tiswadi taluka, without obtaining prior environment clearance as prescribed under the ElA Notification 2006,' the Goa-SEIAA has said. The application for environmental clearance is pending before the authority. 'Now therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, you are hereby directed to stop work with immediate effect. Further, you are directed to ensure that no civil work whatsoever is carried out at the said site. Failure to comply with the directions shall attract action under Section 15 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which includes imprisonment/fine,' the notice to Worldwide Resorts and Entertainment said. Recently, the Goa State Expert Appraisal Committee (Goa-SEAC) had recommended conversion of the controversial project at Bambolim from residential to commercial. This was despite officials finding during inspections that there appeared to be a rupture of the aquifers and substantial hill-cutting.
