PANJIM, April 18 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

A lot of dust has been kicked up over the proposed marina near Malim jetty, but when O Heraldo got in touch with the company - Marina India - spearheading the project, there was no end to the confusion over the no-objection certificate (NOC) for the construction work.

Managing Director of Marina India, Gautama Dutta, initially claimed the company had obtained an NOC from the Captain of Ports but later retracted, clarifying that Marina India would only proceed with the project "with the blessings of the Captain of Ports."

Captain of Ports Octavio Rodrigues categorically denied issuing any NOC for the project. "They [Marina India] have not approached us for any NOC, and we cannot be dragged into the ...