High Court today directed authorities to immediately stop all work and secure a property at Cavelossim after finding prima facie evidence of sand dune destruction by a Mumbai based Real Estate & Hospitality company. The Court passed the order in a PIL concerning Survey No. 99/2-E, located between the Arabian Sea and River Sal. Authorities have been directed to prevent unauthorised access and ensure compliance by the company, its partners, contractors and workers. Permissions were limited to bio-fencing within the 0–200 metre coastal belt and a compound wall in the 200–500 metre belt, states the order. The GCZMA issued a stop-work-cum-show-cause notice on November 3, while the panchayat revoked the construction licence on November 7. The court observed that photographs prima facie showed continued destruction of sand dunes. The next hearing is on November 11.
