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MORMUGAO: Joshua D’Souza, the chairman of the Mormugao Planning and Development Authority (MPDA) and deputy speaker, said that Town and Country Planning has the authority to decide whether to withdraw the permits for the contentious Bhutani project in Sancoale. Department of (TCP).
Revoking the approvals granted to the Bhutani project is outside our purview, D’Souza said in an interview with reporters prior to presiding over the MPDA Board meeting. The TCP department has the authority to issue or cancel permissions; we, the MPDA, did not grant it. He added that the MPDA Board would continue to explore the issue.
A show-cause notice was sent by the MPDA to Bhutani Infra on September 19, in response to growing protests, especially from the Sancoale locals.
The territory had allegedly been declared a private forest by the Araujo Committee and then unlawfully changed to C1 status. As a result, the warning was sent to M/s Parmesh Constructions Company Limited, also referred to as Bhutani Infra.
After receiving the notification, the project’s supporters have seven days to reply and provide justification for not withdrawing the development authorization that was awarded on February 2, 2024. If you don’t reply, the authorities may decide to take required measures.
For its proposed massive project at Savarfond-Sancoale, Parmesh Constructions Co Ltd, better known as Bhutani Infra, received a show-cause notice from Sancoale Panchayat.
Within seven days, the panchayat ordered the company to submit the necessary paperwork and No Objection Certificates (NOCs) in accordance with the Planning and Development Authority (PDA) requirements.
