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‘Shack allotments by August 15’

Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has promised that shack allotments for the coming season would be undertaken by August 15.

The Goan NetworkPublished Jun 7, 2017, 4:18 AM IST

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PANAJI:

Ajgaonkar has directed the Department of Tourism to ensure that all procedures are completed and the required licences and permissions are obtained from GCZMA at the earliest so that the final shack allotment process is completed by August 15.

Since the contract period of the existing beach cleaning contractor is due to lapse in a couple of days, Ajgaonkar directed the Department of Tourism to expedite the tendering process for the appointment of a new beach cleaning contractor.

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Tourism dept to get more teeth for enforcement

Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar has vowed to strengthen the Tourism Department’s enforcement mechanisms ahead of the new tourist season.

the goan I network

Published Jun 7, 2017, 4:17 AM IST

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PANAJIAjgaonkar chaired a meeting of enforcement stakeholders and discussed ways of framing rules for fixing accountability and responsibility, as well as to ensure its strict implementation. The issue of pre-empting unauthorised activities from being carried out by shack operators, water sports operators, unauthorised vendors or other tourism stakeholders also came up for discussion. “The Department of Tourism has been directed to formulate new rules and regulations…