03 Mar2026
Protests Intensify Against Land Conversion Law in Goa
Protests are ongoing against Section 39A of Goa's Town and Country Planning Act, with demonstrators demanding its repeal. Critics argue this law, which allows for the conversion of land zones, including green zones, to 'settlement' areas, grants arbitrary powers, potentially harming Goa's ecology and undoing planned development by facilitating changes to regional plans.
Source: The Indian Express
