Eye on Fontainhas, TCP department ropes in Corporation of the City of Panaji for its conservation efforts

Times of India | 5 days ago | 06-08-2022 | 04:55 am

Eye on Fontainhas, TCP department ropes in Corporation of the City of Panaji for its conservation efforts

PANAJI: Given the need to preserve and conserve Fontainhas, sometimes known as Goa’s “Latin quarter”, the town and country planning (TCP) department’s conservation committee has decided to rope in the Corporation of the City of Panaji while drawing up conservation plans. TCP minister Vishwajit Rane chaired a meeting of the conservation committee on Friday, where chief town planner Rajesh Naik and other members were present. “We discussed involving other departments wherever necessary. The corporation will be made part of the conservation exercise as a majority of the conservation areas are located in Panaji,” said Rane. He said that the conservation committee will draw up specific bylaws pertaining to conservation issues, while the civic body will deal with the application and implementation of the bylaws. This is not the first time that the conservation committee has been asked to frame guidelines for areas demarcated as conservation zones. In 2018, the TCP department had directed the committee to frame a heritage policy for the state, with the aim of framing architectural guidelines about the nature of houses in conservation areas. A street signage policy was also proposed but never saw the light of day. “A technical subcommittee will develop guidelines for the project submission. They will develop guidelines for signage, street furniture, and so on, and their recommendations will be presented to the TCP board members at the board meeting scheduled on August 11,” said Rane. Rane has directed the conservation committee to initiate pilot projects for the development of conservation areas, while paying special attention to existing road width in relation to outline development plan provisions. “The committee will be given funds to carry out these plans,” said Rane. “With the conservation committee having an aesthetic impact, we are confident that with the cooperation of the people/stakeholders, we will effectively implement the decisions discussed.”

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