NGO Calangute Constituency forum has demanded to initiate immediate action against a developer who has done illegal hill cutting in Arpora-Nagoa in violation of enviornment protection act 1986
the NGO in its complaint to the Sarpanch of Arpora Nagoa, collector, deputy collector , member secretary NGPDA and conservator of forests and wildlife has pointed out that it has been brought to their notice by the villagers of Viegas vaddo Arpora that the said illegal hill cutting is taking place in a property bearing survey number 94/1 within the Jurisdiction of the village panchayat Arpora Nagoa.
on our visit to the site it was noticed that massive illegal hill cutting has been done to make a access road which has resulted in felling of trees and destruction of the environment” said president of the Forum Premanand Divkar
in its complaint the NGO has further pointed out that one villager by the name of Peter D’souza has filed complaint against the said developer for similar activity in the adjacent property bearing survey number 94/2 which was stopped by the NGPDA on 5th october 2020 and it is the same developer who has carried out this illegal hill cutting for further developement of the area which needs the intervention of the competent authorities to stop the work immediately.
“we file this complaint in public intrest to protect our village environment and biodiversity and natural cover of our hill which needs to be protected under the environment protection act 1986” president of the Forum Premanand Divkar has said
it is therefore our request to all the competent authorities to initiate immediate action against the developer and to stop the further destruction of the bio diversity, environment and natural cover of the beautiful hill village of calangute or else the said developement will act as a sponge during the monsoon season by increasing the ground water level by releasing oxygen to the entire village the NGO further pointed out.
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