The second was a proposal by Goa’s Calangute panchayat to adopt a resolution requiring tourists to either show proof of hotel reservation or pay a tax to gain entry into the village. https://theprint.in/opinion/goas-resentment-toward-outsiders-and-settlers-is-rising-calangute-tourist-tax-is-a-sign/2126302/
The tax is meant to finance sanitation efforts in the village, and in all likelihood, discourage tourists from littering the area. The village’s sarpanch, Joseph Sequeira said that the “panchayat decided to take the step after realising that groups of tourists, packed in jeeps, buses and other vehicles arrive at the beach, litter it and just go away without bothering to clean the place”. If approved, the resolution could come into effect as early as October, when Goa’s high season really takes off. It will also pave the path for other beaches and villages in Goa to adopt similar measures.
11/06/2024