Goa, Jan. 12 -- CLEOFATO ALMEIDA COUTINHO

The slogan 'enough is enough' is rever berating all over Goa as the tiny state is reeling under the weight of cement and concrete. The march of destruc tion goes unabated. Sec. 16B (now deleted), Sec. 17(2) (almost read down) and 39A (under challenge) of the TCP Act are the key drivers of that destruction with absolute discretion be lieved to be exercised on 'suitcase to suitcase basis'. But what is it, that is at the root of it. Why such a requirement to destroy green cover and hills? About two decades back, with the boom in the tourism sector, sec ond homes for the rich and elite of north India drove the real estate sector in Goa. Trends show that, round the globe, vacation homes are near water...