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The tourism department on Monday afternoon inspected beaches at Hollant, Velsao and Cansaulim, as part of plans to enhance facilities at the three beaches.
Tourism department engineer Kiran Kumar Naik said plans were afoot to provide illumination, benches, toilets, changing rooms and CCTV cameras, provided sufficient land was available.
"The MLAs had a meeting with the tourism department to develop coastal beaches and it was decided to have an inspection and this is the reason we are here. We want to develop good facilities to boost tourism activities and have tourism patrolling also on the beaches," said Naik.
Meanwhile, social worker Roquezinho Dsouza said he had requested Cortalim MLA Anton Vas to take up various issues plaguing Velsao beach with the tourism department.
"There are a lot of tourists visiting this beach but there is no parking facility available and people park cars haphazardly on the access road, creating a lot of congestion.”
“The beach needs beautification, benches and toilet facilities for tourists. We also need changing rooms and ample parking space. There is also an urgent need to have CCTV cameras on the secluded section of the beach and CCTV at various institutions like convents along the way to the secluded portion of the beach," said D’Souza.
