PANAJI (GOA): The State government is mulling over to consider the applications that are in public interest for zonal changes on case to case basis until the process to draft the new Regional Plan 2030 commences.
Speaking to reporters, Minister for Town and Country Planning (TCP) Vijay Sardessai on Monday said that government is committed to draft a new RP 2030 with transferable development rights (TDRs) as its backbone.
“But that will take some time,” he stated.
Minister said that until the process for new plan starts, Government is planning to allow TCP Board to consider all those applications which are in public interest and uttermost important, on case to case basis for zonal changes.
Sardessai said that there is one case where a religious institution wants to construct an old age home. “In 2001, the proposed site was marked as settlement but in 2021 plan, the area is marked as agriculture. The institute wants to build old age home which is in public interest,” he said.
“Don Bosco college of engineering has 700 acrs of land…they want 2000 sq mtrs to build administrative block. But zone issue is a problem,” Minister stated.
Sardessai said that henceforth, construction can happen only with the land property title and TDR which aims to protect the eco sensitive zones and create exchange of developmental rights
“Every property in Goa will have a development right assigned to it. We have to demarcate it like salt pan, khazna land, hill slopes, etc. It is not an overnight job,” he said.
“TDR will be assigned to all land. In case salt pan, khazan land, hill slope, agriculture, forest, I intend to give double the development right,” he said.
Team TNV