Goa, May 9 -- Senior Town Planner R. K. Pandita has been assigned additional responsibilities as Chief Town Planner (Land Use) and head of the Town and Country Planning (TCP) department in Goa, effective immediately and until further orders. Simultaneously, Senior Town Planner Vertika Dagur has been given additional charge as Chief Town Planner (Admin) and Chief Town Planner (Planning), alongside her existing responsibilities.

This functional bifurcation of the Chief Town Planner role comes in response to an administrative conflict that arose following the suspension of former Chief Town Planner Rajesh Naik on April 30, 2025, over alleged irregularities that resulted in financial loss to the exchequer.

The appointments were issued by Un...