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WHAT IS THE REGIONAL PLAN??

  • The Regional Plan is an exercise undertaken by the Government and more specifically the Town and Country Planning Department (TCPD) which takes into account the changes occurring in the population, economy and physical developments in the region. This excercise is completed in conjunction with the public by putting up the Draft for suggestions and objections from them before finalisation.
  • It is a complex exercise and may include among many things:
    • Economic development & the process of industrialization & urbanization
    • Relationship between social & economic development
    • Development of agriculture
    • The states response strategy in the light of changes taking place in India ’s economic policies
    • Land use patterns and the location of manufacturing, trading, residential & public utility services
    • Evaluating and reorganizing multilevel planning i.e State planning commissions, District bodies, urban local authorities (municipal councils & corporations) and Panchayats.
    • Environmental management, sustainable development and resource conservation
    • Basic Service Needs: Water supply, sanitation & solid waste removal
    • Transportation, power and communication
    • Evaluation of existing organizational structure, what they deliver and fail to deliver
  • A land use survey is carried out on the basis of which urban and rural sprawl maps, existing land use maps and land use zoning maps for the Region are prepared.
  • All the spatial and attribute data is then organized under a (Geographic Information System) GIS.

VIOLATIONS MADE BY THE REGIONAL PLAN 2011

Some more serious violations of the plan state:

  • Large industrial area of 90 Ha marked in Bardez and Serula plateau which has increased 3 fold from earlier land use marking.
    VIOLATION : Forested area and major land use change without feasibility study.
  • Large new industrial area of 90 Ha marked in Canacona and Poinguinim.
    VIOLATION : Orchard and forested area, major land use without feasibility study.
  • Settlement zones marked on mangroves in the Zuari, Mormugao off the Cortalim bank of about 42 Ha
    VIOLATION : Ministry of Environment and Forests on mangroves and CRZ.
  • Settlement zones marked directly along Salcete coastline from Utorda to Cavelossim.
    VIOLATION: CRZ,
  • Settlement zones marked directly along Bardez coastline in Calangute and Candolim
    VIOLATION: CRZ
  • Settlement zones marked directly along Tiswadi riverbank in Siridao, Bambolim and Calapur,
    VIOLATION : CRZ

WHAT WILL IT DO TO GOA?

  • Deplete natural resources like forest cover, etc. leading to ecological imbalances. (Link)
  • Allowable FAR of 80% for the new settlement areas will turn green areas into concrete jungles, e.g. the Tata Housing Complex at Betim which uses the full FAR. (link)
  • Pressure on already saturated infrastructure like water, electricity, sanitation, waste disposal etc. as the new settlement areas will be more resource-intensive compared to the existing mainly rural settlements. (link)
  • Increase in migrant population along with the accompanying social problems like increased crime, begging, etc. (link)
  • False, sudden boom followed by an eventual crash in the building and real estate industry.
  • TALUKAS
    Total Settlement Areas in Regional Plans
    INCREASED SETTLEMENT IN FINAL REGIONAL PLAN 2011
    ODP REGIONAL PLAN 2011
    Final
    2001
    Draft
    2011
    Final
    2011
    Draft
    Final
      ALL ODPs EXCLUDED (MAPUSA, PANAJI, VASCO, MARGAO, etc.)
    PERNEM
    1,630
    1,948
    2,868
    920
    		    
    BICHOLIM
    1,320
    1,361
    2,291
    930
    		    
    BARDEZ
    5,432
    5,503
    6,448
    945
    602
    1,038
    SATARI
    653
    835
    1,190
    355
    		    
    TISWADI
    2,848
    3,133
    4,228
    1,095
    1,060
    1,435
    MORMUGAO
    2,739
    1,160
    1,380
    220
    3,745
    4,125
    PONDA
    2,540
    2,870
    3,525
    655
    211
    275
    SALCETE
    7,940
    9,250
    9,950
    700
    1,233
    1,630
    QUEPEM
    1,595
    1,685
    2,435
    750
    		    
    CANACONA
    1,317
    1,075
    1,760
    685
    		    
    SANGUEM
    1,283
    1,323
    1,323
    0
    		    
    TOTAL
    29,297
    30,143
    37,398
    7,255
    6,851
    8,503
    TOTAL SETTLEMENT PLAN 2001 ————————————————– 29,297 HECTARES
    TOTAL SETTLEMENT IN DRAFT PLAN 2011 (including ODPs)——– 36,994 HECTARES
    TOTAL SETTLEMENT IN FINAL PLAN 2011 (including ODPs)——— 45,901 HECTARES
    PERCENTAGE INCREASE INCLUDING ODPs
    FROM PLAN 2001 TO DRAFT PLAN 2011————————- 29 %
    FROM PLAN 2001 TO FINAL PLAN 2011————————– 56 %
    FROM DRAFT PLAN 2011 TO FINAL PLAN 2011————– 21 %

    All figures in Hectares (1 hectar = 10,000 sq.mts)

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7 Comments so far (Add 1 more)

  1. I say Save Goa but first save the World from invading Goans.

    The biggest & most visible export from Goa is Goans themselves armed with their Portugese passports or generally just labour in the “Middle East” All these importing countries should Ban all Goans from settling there, buying property and protect their land from Goans… on the same lines that Goans want to protect theirs.

    1. Andy on May 29th, 2008 at 2:09 am

  2. Old Goa is becoming a heaven for emmigrants like Keralites and others. There are huge construction projects coming up and sold to immigrants. Most of these immigrants come to Goa by taking jobs from recruitement consultants and on transfers. Then they start buying homes here. Oppsite the second petrol pump after the church there is a huge construction project going on where more than half the flats have been sold to people from outside.

    2. Josh Almeida on June 23rd, 2007 at 7:18 pm

  3. The Tata Housing Project is leading to other houses coming up there . The Tata Housing is also resorting to tree cutting still. We must refuse construction licenses to Big Builders. These are people who can change the demography and culture of a place with just one mega project of around 500 flats.

    3. Josh Almeida on June 23rd, 2007 at 7:13 pm

  4. Pls , can you stop the mangroves which are being filled up after the Kadamba Petrol Pump. The filling is taking place on both sides i.e on the Ribandar road and the road to Cortalim immediately after leaving Panaji.

    4. Raj on June 23rd, 2007 at 7:09 pm

  5. in other words i support the GOA BACHAO ANDOLAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    5. ANDY on February 11th, 2007 at 1:12 am

  6. well i am not aware of what actually constituates the regional plan ……..but i am aware of taht it is responsible for the development of the respective talukas included in the plan …….as much as i would love to see a better goa i wuold love to have it the way it is , the regional plan is all about creating housing example townships and better living standards with employment as far as i am concerned this is what i am aware of but i cant understand that as a resident of canacona where the government cannot provide electricity and housing n incentives for the present people residing in the respective localities how can they provide the same for the devastating flow of people from all over india …………coz i and all of goa knows for sure that the migrating people get the first prefrence coz they have the purchasing power n it mostly is carried out under the table all i want to say is first put the people first then the regional plan i may be wrong in this case or many cases i just want my goa to be safe coz its mine coz no matter where i may be i want to die in my GOA !!!!!! if there is anything wrong in the way i feel just let me know at andyjust_4_u@yahoo.com

    6. ANDY on February 11th, 2007 at 1:11 am

  7. i support the goa bachao andolan…goa’s our home…lets not commercialize it n ruin this beautiful green heaven of ours…way to go GBA

    7. caetano da costa on January 21st, 2007 at 12:02 pm

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  1. By Aseem’s Blog - A day off at Keri Beach on January 19, 2007 at 5:17 pm

    […] So we had a few cars and bikes to leave for Arambol our picnic spot. Never been to that beach. Infact in spite of living in a party place like Goa, I have not even been to half the number of beaches here. Always thought that all the beaches were the very same…sun, sand and surf. But time and again was proved wrong. Over an hour and a half drive we reached near Arambol. We were just a few minutes away but couldn’t proceed further due to some fight at that place due to the ongoing Regional Plan debate here in Goa. So we changed our picnic spot. Off to Keri Beach… […]

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