26 Jun 2023| 05:47am ISTVikas Nagar residents demand action against encroachment on open space at CarambolimTeam HeraldPANJIM: The Vikas Nagar Residents Association, Carambolim has demanded action against an encroachment in an open space at Vikas Nagar, Carambolim even as the area is being developed under the MPLAD Scheme government has allegedly illegally encroached a portion of the said open space and fenced it. The Association president Valeriano Soares alleged that a government officer has illegally encroached on the open space and is misusing his powers to stop the Carambolim Village Panchayat on two occasions from clearing the said encroachment. The Association further claimed nearly 80 per cent of the work of developing the said open space i.e. Following this, the office of the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records conducted a joint survey along with Carambolim Sarpanch Kusta Salelkar and the president of Vikas Nagar Resident Association in order to demarcatethe boundary of the open space on October 27, 2022. When contacted, Cumbarjua MLA Rajesh Faldessai said, “Residents of Vikas Nagar have met me with their grievances.

Source: The Herald June 25, 2023 21:26 UTC