MARGAO, March 26 -- Team Herald

There was yet another showdown between the villagers of Velsao-Pale-Issorcim and the South Western Railway (SWR) at the court of the Inspector of Survey and Land Records (ISLR) in Margao.

While SWR has finally filed its replies to support its claims of land ownership, Olencio Simoes, General Secretary of Goencho Ekvott (GE), stated that they were insufficient and the locals needed time to respond to the same, which will be done at the next court hearing scheduled for April 15.

He added that SWR had submitted their replies based on the Cadastral Plan but that the Cadastral Plan of Velsao is missing from records, and so on what basis did SWR make these claims? Moreover, why was the Cadastral Plan not attac...