Tourism officials review facilities at Canacona beaches

Times of India | 2 months ago | 28-09-2022 | 04:40 pm

CANACONA: Aimed at reviewing and creating tourist-friendly facilities to help improve the local tourism industry along Canacona's coastline, a five-member team of Goa Tourism Development Corporation (GTDC) officers and engineers from the Tourism department, along with a consultant recently visited Canacona beaches. Tourism plays an important role in the taluka's economy. It may be recalled that tourism minister Rohan Khaunte had sought cooperation of MLAs and panchayat bodies along coastal regions to improve the tourism sector under the integrated beach management policy of the government. The team of officials visited Khola, Agonda, Palolem, Patnem-Colomb, Galgibaga, Talpona and Polem to look for land to set up changing rooms, toilets, illumination spots, building new roads or expanding existing ones, parking lots, installing surveillance cameras and beach-benches, temporary sheds and other beautification works as well as high mast lamps. The team held meetings with panchayat members for availability of land along beach destinations in the south Goa taluka. Agonda sarpanch Fatima Rodrigues spoke about the need for proper beach illumination and setting up of CCTV cameras for the 2.8km long coast, besides an approach road as well as toilets and changing rooms. Canacona Municipal Council (CMC) chairperson Ramakant Naikgaunkar briefed the team about infrastructure needs for Palolem. Two more high mast lights at Ourem and Monko, proper beach illumination, retaining walls for the entire beach, multi-storey parking and road widening works were proposed. Poinguinim deputy sarpanch Sunil Paingankar requested for similar facilities at Talpona beach, especially illumination behind the temple. Similar infrastructure demands were made for the Galgibaga coast, including proper illumination at the turtle rehabilitation and nesting centre. The Polem, panchayat team listed out requirements to improve the infrastructure and beautification works.

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