GEL installs water sports kiosks in Cavelossim with police protection
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MARGAO: A day after local Panchayat members and tourism officials stopped setting up kiosks to manage water sports activities at Cavelossim Beach, Goa Electronics Limited (GEL) officials sought police protection for their They set up kiosks in place and started running queues. Friday system for water sports.
Several water sports operators gathered at the scene and threatened to continue the government’s agitation against ‘Dadagiri’. The panchayat will not cooperate with the government. “How did the authorities build this kiosk on the beach without Panchayat’s permission?” he asked. He also argued that the business of water sports operators would shrink to 30 to 40 percent of what they’re used to because of the government’s proposed queue system.
Sarpanch asked why the tourism board was not dealing with the system and brought in a third party to run the kiosks. and Panchayat has not issued permits to the parties involved.This does not benefit the local water sports operators,” he argued.
Water sports operator Roy Barrett said a meeting of all stakeholders had been convened to deliberate on the issue.
“I will not allow that to happen in Cavelossim. I will start agitation,” said Barrett.
Police were stationed at the scene late into the night to prevent any disturbance of law and order. Tourism officials gathered at the scene denounced the government’s show of power and said it was trying to discourage local Goans from prospering in the tourism sector.
