Vagator, Tambdi Surla, Selaulim are the Tourism targets

Vagator, Tambdi Surla, Selaulim are the Tourism targets

Dated: Aug 21, 2012

PANAJI: The Goa tourism development corporation (GTDC) has drawn up plans to develop three of its vacant properties into attractive tourism destinations. The addition of three more properties to Goa’s tourism map is expected to boost the corporation’s revenue and also provide jobs to locals.

The corporation’s plans, for the development of its properties at Vagator beach, Tambdi Surla and Selaulim dam into tourism hotspots, have been sent to the government for approval. The government will however not spend its own money to develop these properties. They will be developed by private investors who will then get to run the property on lease for 21 years.

The GTDC owns over 53,00sq m of land near Vagator beach. It now plans to put up tourism infrastructure that will include a viewing tower, adventure sports, landscaped gardens, changing rooms and toilets for tourists. The Vagator property will have food courts, bar and restaurants, handicrafts and allied stalls and a no-plastic zone with emphasis on use of solar and wind power.

Sources said that the corporation is considering putting up an Essel world-kind of water sports activity at Vagator but any project will be undertaken by complying with CRZ norms.

The GTDC is also considering developing an area of 653sq m of its property in historic Tambdi Surla. The plans include renovation of the GTDC’s non-functional cafeteria at Tambdi Surla and the construction of eco-friendly bamboo huts to provide accommodation for tourists.

The GTDC’s third project is planned on a site overlooking the Selaulim dam in Sanguem taluka. The GTDC has 13,000sq m of land there and has plans of putting up a rest-house, cottages and a restaurant. A garden with an entertainment zone of games, etc is also part of the plan. The Tambdi Surla and Selaulim dam projects are basically to promote hinterland and eco-tourism in Goa, sources said.

The plans have already been discussed with the government and the government is most likely to give its approval to these projects, sources said. The government will then appoint a consultant to design and implement the projects, sources said.

src: http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-21/goa/33302110_1_selaulim-dam-tambdi-surla-goa-tourism-development-corporation