The Councillors of Daman Municipal Council have passed a resolution against Public Interest Litigation filed in the Bombay High Court for violation of Coastal Zone Management.
This PIL has publicised autocratic and lawless functioning of the Administration of Daman & Diu and these elected Councillors have supported this autocratic and lawless functioning of the administration by passing the resolution.
I remember that on dated 05/12/2017, public interaction was held in the Council Hall between Councillors and public on the issue of converting 2 lane road into 4 lane road from Samudranarayan Temple to Hindu Smashan Bhumi. To convert the road into 4 lanes the administration had earmarked the properties required to be demolished and it was recommended by the public to pass a resolution in the Council’s next meeting to oppose this move since this road was Council’s property on which the administration was encroaching. The local fishermen were opposed to the development of this road as it was constructed by the DMC to provide them with the shortest road to transport their catch to their storing facilities.
A letter was submitted by me with the subject “Request to pass Resolution in next Council meeting for raising objection on converting existing road from Samundranarayan Temple upto Hindu Smashanbhumi into 4 lane coastal road, developing surrounding area as tourist attraction and to stop process of tendering for the said work” on dated 06/12/2017.
At that time the Council chose to be silent and did not move requested resolution even though the public was with them.
The PIL filed in Bombay High Court for various violation of CRZ is an extension of that same road and these spineless councillors have passed a resolution to oppose that PIL!
These are Councillors who cannot stand up for their voters are hand in glove with the violators of CRZ.
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