PANAJI: The town and country planning department (TCP) has notified 65 requests for change of zone in the Regional Plan 2021. Affected persons have been asked to submit their objections within two months. Except for two proposals, the remaining requests seek conversion of land to settlement area under Section 16B of the
TCP Act.
The requests for change of zone pertain to land marked as orchard, natural cover and paddy fields.
Of the 65 requests, TCP has rejected 20 applications, all of them in
Ponda taluka, as the land is earmarked as a protected reserve forest. Nine requests have been deferred till a slope analysis and site inspection can be conducted.
The remaining requests for change of zone, which have been granted provisional clearance, are subject to public objections and reports from the agriculture, forest and water resources departments, chief town planner
Rajesh Naik said.
“The TCP Board had directed that the proposals should be published and comments from the public be sought. Further deliberation will take place after receipt of reports from relevant departments and on receipt of comments, if any, from the public, after two months,” the notification said.
At its 168th meeting held on January 27,
the TCP Board reviewed the proposals and had recommended that they should be notified for public feedback. Copies of the maps and a note containing the proposed changes have been kept for inspection at the TCP office. .