Goa, Nov. 25 -- The Department of Tourism - or the agency to whom it had leased the land for 15 years - has begun work on the plot ad jacent to the Panjim-Betim ferry ramp, an area that was once a park frequented by locals, without securing permission either from the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court or the North Goa Planning and Development Authority (NGPDA), leaving citizens of the capital city in disbelief. Work in Chalta No 2 of PTS 7 of Panjim city, now completely blocked off with metal sheets, is progressing at a hectic pace. The walls where citizens once leaned to watch fish swim by have been demolished, and no signage explains the activ ity underway. Across the fenced perimeter, there is no board indicating the na ture of the ong...