Goa tourism department has announced that it would form a Jetty Policy 2022 to harness the full potential of the Goan waters for tourism purpose.
The department in a public notice has invited suggestions and objections for formulating the policy within the next 15 days.
The policy envisages development of suitable infrastructure like jetties, floating pontoons, jetty terminal building and other ancillary tourism infrastructure, so as to ensure balancing of interests of tourists and stakeholders and for smooth, professional and safe conduct of cruise tourism activities, the notice said.
“In order to harness full potential of the Goan waters for tourism purpose, the state government desires to implement a jetty policy for regulating the introduction and operation of any passenger cruise vessel or operators using any jetty that is existing or upcoming jetties proposed by any government department in Goa to be utilised for tourism purpose,” stated the notice.
