Overview
- The 10-point charter urges repeal of Town and Country Planning Act amendments, notably Sections 17(2) and 39A, that enable zoning changes, user shifts and higher FAR.
- It seeks an immediate halt to hill development and cutting through an ordinance or a Bill.
- The demands include strict CRZ enforcement with sealing and demolition after due process, along with removal of offshore casinos from the Mandovi River.
- The charter calls for village carrying-capacity studies and tighter rules on agricultural land transfers restricted to long-term residents for farming purposes.
- Speakers spotlighted Regional Plan 2021’s eco-sensitive zones covering about 82% of Goa and warned of erosion since 2018, as organisers build an apolitical network and no official response has been reported.