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Goa Removes Old Settlements from No Development Zone, Offers Relief to Property Owners
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News18•20-09-2026, 22:45
Goa Removes Old Settlements from No Development Zone, Offers Relief to Property Owners
- •Goa's Town and Country Planning Board has removed all old settlements and settlement zones from the No Development Zone (NDZ).
- •The decision provides significant relief to property owners whose traditional settlements were previously under development restrictions.
- •Town and Country Planning Minister Vishwajit Rane confirmed that existing and old settlement areas will no longer be treated as no-development areas.
- •Rane clarified that this move will not compromise protections for environmentally sensitive and ecologically important areas.
- •Private forests, Khazan lands, salt pans, paddy fields, low-lying areas, non-development slopes, and mangroves will remain protected.
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The Town and Country Planning Board in Goa decided to remove all old settlements and settlement zones from the No Development Zone list to provide relief to property owners.
Protections remain fully intact for private forests, Khazan lands, salt pans, paddy fields, low-lying areas, non-development slopes, and mangroves.
Town and Country Planning Minister Vishwajit Rane announced the decision in a statement, noting it ensures old areas are not treated as no-development zones.
