MARGAO
In a uncommon present of unison by the Cavelossim-based water sports activities operators, all water sports activities actions within the village got here to a screeching halt on Saturday with the operators preferring to anchor their boats on the seashore as an alternative of working the exercise by Goa Electronics Ltd (GEL).

Tourists and guests to the Cavelossim seashore needed to return again disenchanted as no water sports activities boat operated on the seashore on Saturday.

While Saturday noticed the water sports activities supporters working from Cavelossim boycotting the GEL kiosk in protest over the Tourism Department’s resolution to bulldoze with the system, sources identified that plans are actually afoot to unite water sports activities operators from throughout the State to oppose the choice to herald GEL to man the queue system.

With the Tourism Department planning to herald GEL into water sports activities actions throughout the State’s seashore belt, sources stated water sports activities operators from each North and South Goa are prone to meet quickly to chalk out the long run plan of action.

Saturday noticed the water sports activities operators working from Cavelossim seashore boycotting the GEL kiosk and preferring to anchor the boats on the seashore.

If Friday noticed the Tourism Department forcefully implementing the queue system by way of GEL with sturdy police safety, Saturday noticed the water sports activities operators displaying uncommon unison by boycotting the GEL kiosk. After organising the kiosk on Friday, GEL had recorded two journeys by jet ski and a 3rd journey by a water sports activities boat after majority of the water sports activities operators anchored their boats in protest in opposition to the implementation of queue system by way of GEL.

Water sports activities operator Roy Barretto knowledgeable that every one the water sports activities working from Cavelossim anchored their boats in protest in opposition to the system forcefully carried out by the Tourism Department by GEL. “We have never said no to the queue system. But, the government is trying to bring in GEL to implement the queue system for water sports operators for reasons best known to the officials,” he stated.

He added: “This is the first time in recent times that the water sports operators from Cavelossim beach have anchored their water sports boats in protest against the government decision. We will continue our peaceful protest against the decision. We are all ready to implement the queue system, but not through GEL. It is a clear attempt to displace the Niz Goemkars from the business of water sports operations in the State.”

All 50 water sports activities boats working from the three demarcated factors have been discovered anchored on the seashore, whereas others have been pulled to the shore.

Tourism Deputy Director, Rajesh Kale confirmed that the water sports activities operators boycotted the GEL kiosk and stopped water sports activities operations on Saturday. “I have informed Tourism Director Nikhil Desai on the emerging situation at Cavelossim,” he stated.

Water sports activities operators have questioned the Tourism Department’s resolution to implement the queue system by GEL, demanding to know whether or not the High Court had directed the Tourism Department to solely rope in GEL to man the queue system.