Goa, July 28 -- At a well-attended Gram Sabha held on Sunday at the Nuvem Panchayat Hall, members unanimously passed a resolution to restrict mega housing projects in the village, citing serious concerns over its ecological and infrastructural carrying capacity. The meeting, chaired by Sarpanch Freda D'Sa.

The highlight of the session was a resolution introduced by Pausilipo Dourado, who raised concerns about the conversion of land parcels under survey numbers 265/1 and 252/6 in Pateapur ward from non-development slope to settlement under Section 17(2) of the Town and Country Planning Act.

He warned that such conversions would further strain village resources, leaving little scope for the youth and future generations of Nuvem to find af...