Goa: Locals protest against development of playground

SALIGAO: Throwing caution and social distancing rules to the wind, a large number of sportspersons and sportslovers, both young and old, assembled at an open space at Cunchelim on Sunday to oppose the comunidade's plan to convert the land, which has always been a playground for the locals, into plots.
On being informed, the Mapusa police arrived at the spot and dispersed the gathering.
Speaking to TOI, Shekar Naik, a local, said that it was not right to demarcate plots in the open space , which has always been a playground. Naik further said that citizens planned to move the courts to bring a stay on the development of the land by the comunidade.
When TOI contacted the attorney of the Cunchelim comunidade, Amancio D'Souza, he said, “The comunidade has all the approvals from the Planning developement authority (PDA) and Mapusa Municipal Council to undertake the development“.