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| December 30, 2009 | Goa gears up for New Year celebrations | | Panaji (Goa): Goa, which boasts of colonial Portuguese charm, sun-kissed beaches and great seafood, is gearing up to welcome domestic and international tourists durind New Year celebrations. Ahead of the New Year, hotel occupancy is full and people
are enjoying themselves at beaches, water sports like paragliding, and shopping
at Goa's famous flea markets. Since many years, Goa has been a favourite haunt
of domestic and international travellers alike. "I must proudly say that this
time we are registering very significant and healthy rise in our occupancies.
We are totally full till January 2, and even in the later part of January we are
getting very good bookings," said Nikhil Desai, Managing Director, Goa tourism
Development Corporation. Security arrangements have also been beefed up. "We have
four companies of paramilitary forces at present, which are completely deployed,
and our India reserve battalion of Goa police is also completely deployed. Plus,
district police, traffic police, coastal police and our other internal forces
have been spread and deployed all across the state. We have completely stretched
our resources and forces have been adequately deployed. So from our side in the
present situation, security arrangements have been successfully made," said Atmaram
Deshpande, Superintendent of Police, security. Millions of foreign and domestic
tourists visit Goa every year. | |
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