Betul may be may be the latest hotspot of conflict over land with the Ministry of Defence, but it is a fact that the march of the India’s defence forces across Goa’s land continues. SHWETA KAMAT reports
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| 21 Nov, 2015, 06:21AM IST
The
tiny coastal State along the West Coast of India- Goa, with a total
area of 3,702 lakh sq mtrs, has handed over nearly 67.22 lakh sq mtrs of
land to the Union Defence Ministry, since its liberation in December
1961. A total of 118 plots are under the control of the defence.
The
Goa government’s recent decision to hand over 250 acres of land at
Naqueri village in Quepem taluka to the Defence Ministry on a temporary
basis to hold its annual DefExpo has raised strong criticism from across
sections, considering the very fact that the Indian Navy, even after
assurances failed to provide its additional land for expansion of the
International Airport at Dabolim.
As
per the records, the defence has managed to acquire maximum land in
Mormugao taluka, where the Naval base is situated. A total of 31.40 lakh
sq mtrs of land, covering 80 plots, are in possession of the defence.
This is followed by Tiswadi taluka, where 25.89 sq mtrs of land is with
the Indian Army. This includes a Military training station and hospital
in Panjim and Altinho.
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