To ease the traffic problems near the famous Calangute beach in Goa, the North Goa district collector has issued a notification on Tuesday restricting the movement of large tourist buses in Calangute.

PI Nilesh Dhaigodkar, Calangute traffic cell, confirming the development, said big buses create traffic congestion on narrow roads, because of which the state government along with the village panchayat has made arrangements for parking of these buses in the fields opposite St Alex church.

Dhaigodkar said buses coming from Candolim are being stopped at the St Anthony chapel junction from where tourists have to walk to the beach. The other drop-off point is at the Baga circle near the old football ground, from where tourists have to walk to the beach, while the buses are sent to the parking area opposite the church till they are called back to pick up their passengers.

Calangute panchayat member Joseph Sequeira told TOI that the notification is temporary and is for two months, after which they will review the arrangement. "We don't have any space to park these buses," he said, adding that the panchayat will extend this to buses which ferry charter tourists from the airport to resorts in the coastal area. "The big buses which ferry passengers from the airport will have to stop at the parking lot opposite the church and we're going to ask the resorts to provide a shuttle service from the parking lot to the resorts," he said.

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