GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Home

Home—General Division

Office of the District Magistrate, North Goa

Magisterial Branch

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Order

No. 8/32/2016-MAG/1167

Under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal

Procedure, 1973

Whereas, it is expedient to impose a ban on

digging and cutting of all types of roads, including

National Highways, State Highways, Major District

roads, road-shoulders, lanes, thoroughfares etc.,

during the monsoons as these activities pose

imminent danger and disruption to the life of

motorists, pedestrians and general public;

And whereas, the adoption of immediate

preventive measures is necessary to ban all the

above mentioned activities so as to ensure public

life and safety;

Now, therefore, I, Ajit Roy, IAS, District

Magistrate, North Goa in exercise of the powers

vested in me under Section 144 of the Code of

Criminal Procedure, 1973 and having satisfied

myself and do hereby impose the following

prohibitory orders;

No person, agency, organization, Government

Department, local body, Public Sector undertaking

etc. shall undertake any digging or cutting of any

Panaji, 11th June, 2021 (Jyaistha 21, 1943)

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of the public roads and its shoulders including on

all the city & village roads without prior written

permission from the undersigned:

Provided that this prohibition shall not be

applicable to any road digging done by any

Government public utility service providing

departments such as electricity, BSNL and PWD for

urgent repairs of electric cables, telecommunication

cables & pipelines also digging by local bodies for

repairs of road and for diversion of water in

emergency cases shall not attract restrictions

contained in this Order.

It is further provided that such emergency

digging shall be covered immediately within less

than 6 hours of digging and properly paved/

/cemented within 24 hours.

As the notices cannot be served individually on

all concerned, the order is hereby passed ex-parte.

It shall be published for information of public

through press and also by affixing copies on the

Notice Boards of all Sub-Divisional Magistrates,

Mamlatdars and Executive Magistrates and all

Police Stations in North Goa District.

Any person, agency or department etc.,

contravening this order will be liable for

punishment under Section 188 of the Indian Penal

Code. This order shall come into effect from

01-06-2021 and shall remain in force for 60 days.

Given under my hand and seal of on this 24th

day of May, 2021.

Ajit Roy, IAS

District Magistrate,

North Goa.

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