SANGUEM, April 9 -- Gauresh SATTARKAR

Illegal land-filling has reared its ugly head again in Goa's hinterlands. A recent case of a road being constructed through paddy fields near the main Sanguem-Curchorem road in Cortali, Uguem Sanguem, has raised multiple questions about procedural lapses and unclear permissions.

Classified as Survey Number 27/34, the field that features a natural rivulet flowing year-round, was being filled up to build the road, but the work was halted by the Deputy Collector of Sanguem after a complaint was filed by local resident Santano

Rodrigues.

Curiously, locals alleged that the debris used in the land-filling was actually brought from the demolished Sanguem Town Hall. Now, questions are being asked about wh...