Goa, July 22 -- Fishers along the coastal belt of Chopdem have expressed shock and anger after the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) granted permission to JRV Projex for the "reconstruction of existing house" on land where, according to government records, no such house ever existed.

Permission was granted for property bearing Survey No 60/20 of Agarwaddo village, Pernem Taluka, despite the Directorate of Settlement and Land Records (DSLR), Pernem, confirming that no structure stood on the land."I have seen the documents and after having checked the same, if anything is found wrong, necessary action will be taken as per the law," assured Sachin Dessai, Secretary, GCZMA.

The GCZMA's 326th meeting held on October 27, 2022, rec...