TCP meet: Mandur, Batim out of PDA; Bambolim, Curca next

The Town and Country planning subcommittee on Wednesday decided to remove Batim, Azossim and Mandur villages from the Greater Panaji PDA. TCP minister said that Siridao was not in PDA so the question of removing it did not arise.

 The decision about other villages like Curca and Bamboli would be taken at the next meeting.

The state has witnessed agitations on villages like Batim, Curca being included in the Greater Panaji PDA. At that time the TCP minister Vijai Sardessai had constituted a four member committee to look into the matter after representations were made to him.