Public interest litigation over ‘illegal’ beach structure

CALANGUTE: The

Calangute Constituency Forum

(CCF) has decided to file a public interest litigation (PIL) in the high court of Bombay at Goa over a construction underway in the no-development zone at

Calangute beach

.

The CCF had on March 1 filed a

complaint

with the

Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority

(

GCZMA

), with copies to the deputy collector, Mapusa and Calangute panchayat stating that some concrete structures are constructed within the no-developmentzone at Tivaiwaddo, Calangute.

“The said construction is taking place within 100m wherein steel, concrete is used to erect the columns which are not permitted as per

CRZ rules

,” the complaint states.

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