Go Goa… Gone??
There used to be an ad by the state tourism dept. which proudly boasted of ‘Go Goa, 365 days holiday’. I think they still promote it as the same. Goa as a holiday destination round the year. Seriously? Considering the current situation, it really needs to be thought about the way it is being projected. Do they even think about carrying capacity or sustainable tourism? If you do some number crunching & look at the land/ infrastructure and the number of people dropping in like swarm of bees you’ll gasp in shock for a minute at the tremendous density pressure. Do try! A phenomenal number of people come every year to Goa. National as well as international, the former crowd being the major chunk of it. When asked why they visit Goa? Most of them laugh loudly and answer cheap booze and grin when questioned about the access of drugs (Of course, there are people who visit and fit into the decent, no nonsense tourist category; but unfortunately the number is comparatively few). Shamel...