The Latest Breaking News from TCP

In Goa, real estate land grab threatens protected eco-sensitive slopes

Right before the Mapusa river meets the Mandovi river near Panjim, it crosses the wetlands, creeks and low lying paddy fields of Salvador Do Mundo. Surrounding these large stretches of paddy fields are houses and forested hills with steep slopes. Telangana-based real-estate company, KGL Realtors Private Limited bought 20,000 square…

Newslaundry · Oct 26

Uruguay's Port Standoff Escalates: How Many Workers Must Stay on the Job During a TCP Strike

Uruguay set a mandatory minimum-staffing floor at TCP's container terminal instead of declaring it essential, as a wage dispute with dockworkers drags on.

Latin Times · Sep 13

Uruguay's 72-Hour Deadline: What to Know About the Montevideo Port Standoff

Katoen Natie asked Uruguay to declare Montevideo's port essential. The union threatens the ILO as the government's 72-hour deadline expires.

Latin Times · Sep 11

Is Mahakal Corridor built on ‘encroached land’?

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate the Mahakal Corridor in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on October 11 with much fanfare. However, it is being alleged that the corridor has been constructed on encroached land.

The Times of India · Oct 7, 2022

Town and country planning department will handle the Goa bar complaint professionally, says Vishwajit Rane

Activist Aires Rodrigues had filed a complaint about the alleged violation of the rules against “Silly Soul Café and Bar” located in North Goa with the TCP department.

The Hindu · Aug 2, 2022

Goa TCP minister Vishwajit Rane promises a list of violators tomorrow

PANAJI: The town and country planning department's scrutiny committee has prepared a 240-page preliminary report identifying all the violations in ODPs and who violated the norms. TCP minister Vishwajit Rane said on Saturday. I am releasing a list of leaders on Monday who have converted tenanted land into commercial and…

The Times of India · Jun 5, 2022

‘2.2 lakh sqm agri land in North Goa made settlement’

PANAJI: The Town and Country Planning (TCP) department has identified 2.2 lakh sqm of tenanted agricultural land in the villages of Parra, Nagoa, Arpora, Candolim and Calangute, which have been converted into settlement and commercial zones.

The Times of India · May 27, 2022

TCP hikes FAR for 4-, 5-star hotels across Goa by 50%

PANAJI: The town and country planning board on Tuesday decided to increase floor area ratio (FAR) for four-star and five-star hotels from the existing 20% to 30% in both rural and urban areas.

The Times of India · May 17, 2022

Goa: In Vishwajit Rane’s TCP reforms, deemed approvals & online file tracking

PANAJI: Town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday announced a slew of reforms in the department, including an online file tracking system from May 1, deemed approvals for commercial and residential projects after 21-45 days, and approval of building plans by empanelled architects for constructions with built-up area…

The Times of India · Apr 18, 2022

Goa minister hints at fresh ODPs; 16B cases under scanner

PANAJI: In the backdrop of rampant irregularities in the outline development plan process and Section 16B approvals, town and country planning (TCP) minister Vishwajit Rane on Monday announced that all approvals would be put under the scanner for discrepancies. Rane said he would not hesitate to suspend or scrap ODPs…

The Times of India · Apr 18, 2022