MAPUSA
Deputy Collector of Bardez Kapil Phadte has directed Anjuna police inspector to submit details on noise pollution along the beach area within 48 hours.
The deputy collector was acting on a report “Rave flourish, Covid norms thrown to winds in Anjuna” in The Goan on March 22.
“Find enclosed the news reports published in The Goan and Goan Varta newspapers on March 22. You are hereby directed to submit your report/information under Rule 8 of the Noise Pollution (Regulation and Control) Rules 2000 within 48 hours,” said Phadte in a memorandum addressed to Anjuna PI Suraj Gawas.
Strangely, directions from the office of the collector have no impact on the police as rave parties and loud music refuse to stop along the Anjuna coast.
“Rave parties and loud music continue in the clubs and restaurants in Anjuna. Even when I personally visit the Anjuna Police to complain against loud music, the cops on duty tell me that it’s not in their hands to stop the music,” said Desmond Alvares, a resident of Anjuna and a former member of the High Court-appointed committee on noise pollution.
He further informed that he has also emailed his complaints to all top police officials, including the DGP and also to the chief secretary, but no one really cares.
The Goan had recently reported how despite the fear of Covid spread, rave parties were going on in full flow along coastal Anjuna with people giving a damn to Covid norms.
The clubs and restaurants are packed with Indian tourists who hop to the trance beats ignoring all Covid guidelines.
The clubs and restaurant owners also totally fail in their responsibility to enforce the MHA guidelines during the ongoing pandemic.
