In a special gram sabha on January 28, 2018, they had resolved to oppose the proposal, she said.The villagers said if the PDA proposal becomes a reality, the Curca-Bambolim-Talaulim panchayat will lose power to accept or reject any project.“Taxes will also increase threefold,” Kankonkar said. Panaji: Villagers of Curca-Bambolim-Talaulim on Saturday expressed their opposition to the inclusion of their panchayat areas in the proposed Greater Panaji Planning and Development Authority (GPPDA), stating that it would lead to vertical development, affect livelihood and take away the panchayat’s powers.Speaking to reporters at Curca, sarpanch Maria da Cunha, deputy sarpanch Mauvin Gonsalves and nine ward members along with Rama Kankonkar, a local leader, demanded exclusion of their areas from the proposed GPPDA jurisdiction.“The inclusion will put environment under threat and there will be deforestation, hill cutting and ground water pollution,” Kankonkar said.The sarpanch said the villagers had opposed the PDA proposal during a gram sabha on November 1, 2017.The panchayat had also submitted a memorandum to the chief minister and the town and country planning department on November 14, 2017.
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