Drinking In The Open Out, Cctvs In On Goa's Beaches

Beggars and vendors will also be banned from Goa's beaches, she said, adding: "There will be zero tolerance for beggars and hawkers on beaches."

"The IRB will also be deployed at the Calangute promenade and action will be taken against vendors and tourists who litter the place," she said. Calangute is one of the most popular beaches in Goa and is on the itinerary of the bulk of domestic tourists to the state.

Mascarenhas also said that the Tourist Police had been entrusted with the responsibility of safety of women and foreign tourists and has been instructed to intervene immediately if they "notice incidents such as harassment and troubling (of) women especially foreign tourists".

Goa is one of the most popular beach tourism destinations in the country. Of the three million tourists who visit the state annually, half a million are foreigners - primarily from Russia, Britain and Germany - who prefer Goa's mild winter sun from October to March, a time when its freezing cold in Europe.

The tourism department's promised crackdown comes in wake of several crimes, especially against foreigners, in the coastal areas, which have marred Goa's reputation and reduced it to a drugs and sex tourism destination.

Sensational crimes against foreign women tourists in the recent past had put Goa in the international spotlight, forcing the authorities here to step up measures for the safety of visitors.

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