If Goa has to sustain its tourism industry and enhance it further, then Goans have to live up to their reputation as clean, cultured people. This is tourism minister Dilip Parulekar's sentiment on the eve of World Tourism Day.
It follows the charge that the government has failed to keep Goa's beaches and other public places free of garbage. "No matter how much garbage the government collects, if people keep throwing garbage on the beaches and in open spaces, we cannot maintain cleanliness. There is no point blaming migrants for everything. I appeal and pray that if we are to sustain our tourism and enhance it further, then all Goans and tourism stakeholders must live up to their reputation of being clean, cultured people,"
Parulekar said. He admitted frankly that Goa lags far behind most tourist destinations of the world."There are not even basic amenities for tourists on even our popular beaches like Baga," he said. But he asserted he would make amends. Already his department has started construction of a toilet block and changing rooms at Baga.
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