---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: DIRECTOR INFORMATION PUBLICITY <[email protected]> Date: 5 June 2012 17:30 Subject: TOURISM MINISTER VISITS BAGA AND CALANGUTE BEACH CALLS FOR BETTER INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES ON BEACHES
TOURISM MINISTER VISITS BAGA AND CALANGUTE BEACH CALLS FOR BETTER INFRASTRUCTURAL FACILITIES ON BEACHES Dated: June 5, 2012 Minister for Tourism Shri Dilip Parulekar has emphasized the need for providing better infrastructural facilities on all beaches in the state He said, this was necessitated not only to develop major tourism spots like beaches but also to attract more domestic and international tourists, increase revenue and promote tourism in Goa in a big way. The Minister who visited the famous Baga and Calangute beaches in North Goa today alongwith Shri Michael Lobo, MLA, Shri Nikhil Desai, MD, GTDC and other senior officials of the Directorate of Tourism and Goa Tourism Development Corporation further stressed the need to keep all the beaches clean and provide adequate facilities such as life guards, changing rooms, toilets, parking, High mast lights among other facilities required. The Minister during the course of his visit also directed the concerned tourism authorities to initiate steps for proper planning and promote tourism sector. He further instructed them to explore the possibility of setting up of sewerage treatment plant at Calangute beach under centrally sponsored scheme and a viewing tower with 50 mts. height at Baga for safety and security of the general public and tourists. The Tourism Minister also reviewed the garbage situation on entire Candolim-Calangute, beach stretch and interacted with the Sarpanch of Calangute and Candolim as regards cleanliness on beaches. He urged the local MLA and Village panchayats to join hands in undertaking cleanliness drive and keep the beaches clean. He held discussions with the concerned officials on the proposed Baga Beach Circuit Development Project funded by the Union Government and said that the Government has also plans to change the Shack Policy. In addition to this, 350 tourist guides are also to be appointed this year, he added. Shri Parulekar witnessed the life saving system demonstrations presented by Drishti which provides beach safety management for Goa Tourism Department for the entire coastal beach stretch in Goa. Smt. Anna Maria D’Souza Sarpanch Calangute, Shri Joseph Sequeira, Panchayat member and Shri Gurudas Shirodkar, Board of Director GTDC also accompanied the Tourism Minister during his visit to the beaches. DI/NB/MP/SM/PN/GG/2012/ -- DIRECTORATE OF INFORMATION AND PUBLICITY. THIRD FLOOR,UDYOG BHAVAN, NEAR AZAD MAIDAN, PANAJI GOA PHONE-0832-2422675 0832-2226047 0832-2426168 FAX 0832-2224211 -- Saligao-Net is at http://groups.google.com/group/saligao-net To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe email [email protected]
