Goa, Nov. 7 -- The Town and Country Planning (TCP) Department has issued three notifications under Section 39A, resulting in a reported net addition of approximately 37 lakh square metres to Goa's Non-Developable Area (NDA) category.

The newly notified NDA areas cover approximately 39.7 lakh square metres of land across Seraulim, Utorda, Calata and Orlim in Salcete taluka. However, the report points out that portions of this land were already classified as paddy fields, orchards, mangroves, water bodies and other environmentally protected areas.

In a separate decision, the department withdrew the Non-Developable Area classification from 2,03,300 square metres of land at Sancoale to facilitate infrastructure development supporting Goa Sh...