Goa Region

GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION & HIGHLIGHTS

LAT. : 15.2993° N, LONG. : 74.1240° E LOCATION : SOUTHERNWEST COAST OF INDIA WITHIN KONKAN REGION GEOGRAPHY : SEPARATED FROM DECCAN HIGHLANDS BY WESTERN GHATS ON EASTERN SIDE OF GOA SURROUNDING STATES ARE MAHARASHTRA & KARNATAKA

LAND AREA : 3,702 KM²

MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE

DISTRICTS : 2 (NORTH & SOUTH) SUBDIVISIONS OF NORTH GOA : 3 WITH 5 TALUKAS (SUB-DISTRICTS) SUBDIVISIONS OF SOUTH GOA : 5 WITH 7 TALUKAS (SUB-DISTRICTS) CAPITAL : PANAJI

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS :

➢ GOA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH IS DRIVEN BY THE STRONG PERFORMANCE OF ITS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS SUCH AS MINING, TOURISM, AND PHARMACEUTICALS POPULATION (CENSUS, 2001) : 13,48,000 ➢ GOA HAS A WELL-DEVELOPED (CENSUS, 2011) 14,58,545 SOCIAL, PHYSICAL, AND (CURRENTLY) : 15, 80,000 INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND VIRTUAL CONNECTIVITY CULTURAL INFLUENCE : PORTUGUESE HAVING AN INTERNATIONAL ANCIENT PORTUGUESE MAP OF GOA AIRPORT THAT IS IN LINE WITH ITS IMPORTANCE AS A GLOBALLYRECOGNIZED LEISURE DESTINATION ➢ IT ALSO HAS SIGNIFICANT PORT INFRASTRUCTURE. THE STATE HAS AN ESTABLISHED BASE FOR THE PHARMACEUTICALS INDUSTRY AND AN EMERGING DESTINATION FOR KNOWLEDGEBASED INDUSTRIES SUCH AS https://earthlymission.com/goa-on-ancient-mapsBIOTECHNOLOGY AND IT. and-illustrations/

• A second greenfield international airport is being developed in Mopa, Goa • A new export policy for the state is also being prepared to promote exports for manufactured goods and surplus agriculture produce • Goa had seven formally approved and three notified special economic zones (SEZs) • Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has identified five islands in Goa, to carry out holistic development

MAIN DRIVERS OF THE ECONOMY • Goa currently has a total of 38 operational mining leases with a reported production of 6.08 million tonnes in 2018-19 • Iron ore exported from Goa reached (US$ 32.19 million in FY20, till February 2020) • Formation of a logistics sector in Goa is in the process of planning to combat the existing deficiencies regarding logistics and warehousing • Goa has a coastline of about 104 kms and inland waterways of about 250 kms • 72.09 thousand tonnes of marine fish were harvested in 2019. Export of marine products from Goa reached US$ 81.68 million during 2018-19

SOURCES : • https://www.goa.gov.in/ • https://www.ibef.org/states/goa.aspx • https://www.cntraveller.in/story/getting-aroundgoa/#s-custaerial-shot-of-soneva-jani

FLORA & FAUNA

LANGUAGES

FOREST AREA : 1,224 KM² (33% OF TOTAL AREA) NATIONAL PARKS, WILDLIFE & BIRD SANTUARIES (AREA UNDER GOVT.) : 62% & 56% TREES ARE OF MANGO, COCONUT, CASHEW OTHER ARE BAMBO, TEAK SAL, PINEAPPLE, BANANA

MAJOR FUNCTIONS : TOURISM & MINING TOURIST FOOTFALL : PRIMARY INDUSTRY 2.6 MILLION (2010), 5.2 MILLION (2015), 6 MILLION (2018) FOREIGN TOURIST MAINLY FROM U.K. & RUSSIA

REGIONAL PLAN

IMPORTANT BEACHES ALONG COAST

STRONG REGIONAL PLAN: GOA WAS THE FIRST STATE TO HAVE A REGIONAL PLAN COUPLED WITH LAND USE PLAN FOR 2001 WHICH COVERED THE WHOLE STATE THE PLAN WAS PREPARED UNDER THE GOA TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1974 • THE PLAN WAS FURTHER SEGREGATED TO TALUKA LEVEL PLANS • IN PREPARING THE REGIONAL PLAN, 2021, GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION WAS SOLICITATED IN RESOURCE MAPPING AS WELL AS DETAIL PLANNING AT GRASS ROUTE LEVEL • NOW THEY ARE FOCUSSING ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING CONCEPT AS PRICES ARE HIGH AND AVAILABILITY OF LAND IS LESS • PRIVATE DEVELOPERS ARE AQUIRING LAND DIRECTLY FROM VILLAGERS • GROWTH SETTLEMENT IN URBAN CENTRES IS A MAJOR CONCERN ( EXPECTED POPULATION OF URBAN AREA TO REACH 70% BY 2021) • MODEL FOLLOWED BY GOA FOR THIS IS REFLECTED IN URDPFI GUIDELINES • 100% RURAL ELECTRIFICATION & AUTOMATIC TELEPHONE EXCHANGE NETWORK IS ALSO 100% COVERAGE

RELIGION

INFERENCES : BASED ON AFFECTS ON TOURISM

ECONOMY

• INDISCIPLINE AMONG TAXI OPERATORS & DRIVERS AS THEY ARE LARGELY UNREGULATED WITH NO FARE TAXI METER SYSTEMS • TAXIS ARE UNAFFORDABLE THAT DOMESTIC TOURISTS PREFER TO TRAVEL BY THEIR OWN VEHICLES BECAUSE THEY OVERCHARGE WHEN IT COMES TO SERVICE • ABSENCE OF APP BASED PROFESSIONAL TAXI SERVICES LIKE OLA, UBER ETC. • POLICE HARASSMENT IS ONE OF THE MOST NOTICEABLE THING AS THEY PENALISE OUTSTATION VEHICLES • VISITOR’S/ TOURIST POPULATION IS FOUR TIMES THE STATE POPULATION THAT MAJORLY IMPACTED THE ENVIRONMENT LIKE PLASTIC WASTE ALONG WITH GARBAGE ARE COMMONLY SEEN ON BEACH AREAS. • GST SLAB OF 28% IMPACTED THE PRICE OF HOTEL ROOMS TARRIF WHICH LEADS TO INCREASE IN UNREGISTERED ROOMS OFFERED BY ONLICE PORTALS

GSDP : 11 BILLION DOLLARS & RICHEST STATE WITH HIGHEST PER CAPITA INCOME (RS. 4,67,000) 3 TIMES MORE THAN NATIONAL PER CAPITA INCOME

SOURCES : • https://tcp.goa.gov.in/?page_id=472 • https://goa-tourism.com/ • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa • https://www.goa.gov.in/know-goa/about-goa/

MINING : SECOND LARGEST INDUSTRY AFTER TOURISM IRON ORES, BAUXITE, CLAY, SILICA, LIMESTONE 39% OF IRON ORE IS EXPORTED FROM INDIA TO CHINA, JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA FROM MORMUGAO PORT

ISSUES HIGHLIGHTED

➢ Pressure on land fueled by speculation changing character of Goa’s settlements ➢ Agriculture lands converting to real estate ➢ Intra migration and lack of jobs to match skill sets of population ➢ Infrastructure needing upgradation ➢ Environmental degradation due to Goa’s two major industries-tourism and mining OPEN-CAST MINING IMPACTS

➢ Open-cast Mining Impacts ➢ Large reject dumps prone to erosion during monsoon

➢ Cause siltation / inundation and pollution of water bodies and agricultural lands ➢ Deforestation ➢ Severe air pollution due to transportation of ore by open trucks OBJECTIVES

To create a more vibrant and prosperous Goa...to create a Goa that has greater economic prosperity... in a manner that does not endanger the fragile ecosystems that make Goa what it is. ..We believe this can be best done in honest and open collaboration with the people of Goa.” SOURCE : • http://icrier.org/pdf/malini_krishnankutty.pdf/

- REPORT: DRAFT RPG 2021

WEBSITES REFFERED : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama,_Goa

https://www.britannica.com/place/Goa https://knowindia.gov.in/states-uts/goa.php https://www.goa.gov.in/

INFOGRAPHIC DATA OF GOA STATE (CURRENT SCENARIO)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goa

SOURCE : https://www.ibef.org/states/goa-infographic

https://www.downtoearth.org.in/indepth/goa-regional-plan-2021-people-kept-out-of-planningprocess-34472 https://tcp.goa.gov.in/?page_id=472

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SUBMITTED TO : Ms. KANUPRIYA DEOL THEORY & METHODS : PLANNING THEORY & TECHNIQUES SUBMITTED BY : PARAS MONGIA M.PLAN Ist - Year, Ist - SEM. (URBAN PLANNING)