Union Tourism Ministry appointed consultants have recommended on developing lesser known beaches in Goa as a part of tourism circuits in the country. This, they say, can reduce the traffic on the infrastructure of the packed tourist areas like Calangute, Candolim and Baga.
National-level consultants IL&FS Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (IL&FS IDC) have pointed at beaches like Velsao and Majorda. They said these beaches require basic tourist infrastructure like changing rooms, drinking water facilities and solid waste management.
"Generally, tour operators organize trips in a manner where only popular sites are covered in a given period of time. This practice creates more pressure on few destinations. Therefore, while selecting the destinations for the development of tourism infrastructure, the consultants have made attempts to promote sites situated around these popular/saturated destinations which are relatively less developed," the report to the Union tourism ministry states.
The cost of giving Goa a facelift and giving tourists-both foreign and domestic-plenty of reasons to throng Goa is estimated at over 500 crore. Employment is expected to be generated for 3,93,630 Goans through the new investment as per a report in TOI.
"Baga, Candolim and Calangute beaches lack facilities in terms of solid waste management. Present parking spaces are insufficient. Therefore, there is requirement of a multilevel parking. Public conveniences and changing rooms are also required for the convenience of tourists visiting these beaches," the consultants noted in their report which has already been submitted to the Union tourism ministry.
"Generally, local tour operators offer three-four days tour packages to domestic and foreign tourists. On an average, a domestic tourist spends 1,081 per day and a foreign tourist spends 2,415 per day. This suggests that the amount spent by foreign tourists is almost double the amount per day spent by domestic tourists," the report reads.
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