By: Savio Rodrigues
10th of the series of investigation
Mormugao Planning and Development Authority issued a letter to Bernard D’Costa titled ‘Your application under inward No 1542 dated 7/2/2011. It states that parking area of 76,500 sqmts has been proposed in ODP-2011 for Vasco da Gama. This is issued based on the Notification in the Official Gazette vide Series III No 45 dated 5/2/09 as finally approved ODP-2011 and it was signed by RK Pandita, Member Secretary.
In a meeting dated February 14, 2011 on the Land Acquisition for the expansion of Dabolim Airport held at 11 am under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister of Goa, Digambar Kamat other dignitaries Jose Philip DeSouza, Revenue Minister, Mauvin Godinho, Deputy Speaker of Goa Legislative Assembly and Sanjay Srivastava, Chief Secretary, D Paul Manickam, Airport Director – Goa, AAI and other Government officials and AAI officials including Bernard D’Costa co-owner and Power of Attorney holders of other co-owners ; here are the important point to be noticed
1. Bernard D’Costa made a presentation on why the Government needed to de-notify the land bearing Survey No 8/1 and admeasuring 36,800 sqmts and also expressed his willingness to give the Government of Goa an NOC for Survey No 9/1 admeasuring 20,050 sqmts for its utilization for development of Airport parking. Bernard also pleaded that the said land is under Settlement Zone.
2. Revenue Minister and Deputy Speaker pointed out that there is vacant space of 70,000 sqmts available opposite the airport.
3. Based on Bernard D’Costa plea and not taking into considerations the points raised by the Airport Director, AAI even the fact that AAI had already deposited Rs 4.25 crore based on the commitment given by the Government of Goa to the Civil Aviation Ministry ‘it was agreed upon that the request to not acquire the land under Survey No 8/1 could be considered and subsequently, PWD should initiate action to acquire vacant land which is available under emergency clause of Land Acquisition Act. The Revenue Department may take up action to drop land acquisition proceedings under Survey No 8/1.’
4. More importantly what is Mauvin Godinho, Deputy Speaker of the Goa Legislative Assembly doing in this meeting?
