PANJIM, March 26 -- Tourism Minister Rohan Khaunte admitted that the project file of the facilitation centre at Old Goa was not submitted to the Se-Old Goa Panchayat. Earlier, they had said they had got all the permissions. Herald Media asked people, since Se-Old Goa Panchayat approval was not taken, should the Tourism project be scrapped? Here are the responses. ...

There is no doubt that the project should be scrapped. This project should not go ahead till a Master Plan for the village of Old Goa is prepared to save this prestigious UNESCO site. Unless there is a proper plan, proper regulated zones in a proper plan, forget this project, no construction should be permitted. The Chief Minister should intervene and say that all constructi...