PANAJI
Overcoming the fear of the Coronavirus, Goa is slowly gearing up for the upcoming tourism season. The preliminary procedure of alloting shacks has already started while the government has allowed resumptions of water sports and cruises service.
The Tourism department has started the allocation of shacks and procedures with the demarcation of beach shacks along the North Goa coast. This procedure is expected to complete in 15 days besides the procedure for demarcations of shacks will start soon.
The exercise of demarcation of beach shacks is delayed slightly in South Goa. The government will release a standard operating procedure while the licences are renewed.
The work of the Tourism department has been affected slightly as its staff is deployed for Covid duties. The Tourism department has asked the Collectors to release their staff for regular work.
Making the way open for water sports and river cruises, the government has released the safety and hygiene guide for conducting such activities.
Hotels, bars and restaurants have already started operations in the State and domestic tourists can be seen in the coastal areas.
If international flights are resumed the international tourists will also start coming to Goa.
Due to the pandemic, the government has reduced the licence fee for shacks by 50 per cent. Along the beaches of Goa, around 350 shacks are allotted by the government.
