Team Goemkarponn
TUEM: The Tuem Nagrik Samiti has served a formal pre-litigation notice on the Goa Chief Secretary, demanding an immediate stay and cancellation of the re-floated tender for the proposed ₹140-crore IT International Convention Centre at Tuem, Pernem.
The Samiti has objected to the proposed leasing of 23,988 square metres of land within the Electronic Manufacturing Cluster (EMC) under a 60-year Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model.
According to the notice, the project includes a 50-room luxury hotel, shopping mall, food courts, banquet halls and an amphitheatre. The Samiti argues that the land, originally earmarked for electronics manufacturing, is being diverted towards commercial hospitality and retail activities.
It has also questioned the decision to re-float the tender on October 30, 2026, alleging that the Tuem EMC is yet to be formally commissioned and does not have operational electronics manufacturing units.
The Samiti has further raised concerns over the reported extension of the private concession period from 30 to 60 years, with a 51 per cent private equity stake.
Highlighting local governance concerns, the organisation said the Tuem Village Panchayat has already passed a resolution opposing the project. It has questioned the absence of necessary Panchayat NOCs, Town and Country Planning approvals and infrastructure assessments covering water supply, sewage and village roads.
The Samiti has also expressed concern over the handling of its earlier complaint to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), alleging that it was forwarded to the Goa government without an independent inquiry.
Through its notice, the organisation has cautioned the authorities against opening bids, issuing a Letter of Award or signing the concession agreement before addressing its objections.
The Samiti has given the state government 15 days to stay the tender process, failing which it has warned of initiating appropriate legal proceedings.
