PANAJI
The meeting which will be chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar, along with Tourism Minister Manohar Azgaonkar, will deliberate on serious issues concerning tourism. Additionally, officials from various departments including Goa Police and representatives of various tourism associations in the State will attend the meeting.
"The meeting has been convened in the wake of various incidents of drowning deaths of tourists venturing into the sea and rivers after sunset, absence of monitoring system of students on tours by teachers, swimming under the influence of alcohol, brawls between tourists and locals, deaths due to rash and drunken driving, etc", stated a press release issue by the Tourism Department.
An action plan is also expected to be chalked out, with focus on curbing incidents like drowning, brawls, drunken driving, among others occurring in the State. The meeting will also discuss and deliberate on framing of guidelines to control the various issues and for enacting a law to control indiscipline on beaches.
The meeting is also expected to review the measures taken by the Police Department and Anti-Narcotic Cell pertaining to crackdown of drug trade in tourist places.
