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The Supreme Court has stayed a Bombay High Court order that suspended the Outline Development Plans (ODPs) for several villages in Goa. The apex court's decision allows ongoing development under existing plans, subject to further legal outcomes. The case will be revisited in July.
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The Goa Town and Country Planning (Amendment) Bill states that under Section 39A, the chief town planner can alter or modify the regional plan or the outline development plan for carrying out change of zone of any land, except in a few cases.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) MLA Jit Arolkar, along with a delegation, met Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and issued a warning of protests if the draft zoning plan for Pernem taluka is not cancelled. India News | Goa: MGP MLA Jit Arolkar Demands Cancellation of Pernem Draft Zoning Plan.
With the town and country planning (TCP) department junking a planned development process and opting for zoning plan for each taluka, Pernem — the first of the 12 talukas to go under the hammer — has seen 1.4 crore sqm of land or 21% of the green cover converted for luxury projects.