Team Herald
PANJIM: Goa government has urged the Union Railways Ministry to boost local train connectivity from Vasco to Dudhsagar to ensure that tourists are not inconvenienced in visiting the waterfalls.
Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar has appealed to Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu to intervene and request Indian Railways to operate trains from Vasco to Dudhsagar daily without unreasonable restrictions to enable tourists to visit and witness the glorious waterfalls. Tourism Department has assured to co-ordinate and co-operate with the district administration to ensure safety measures are in place and that lives of tourists are not endangered.
Indian Railways had banned passengers from alighting at Dudhsagar falls – once well connected by the South Central Railways – citing safety reasons. “Goa is promoting monsoon tourism in a big way and tourists opting for monsoon holidaying in Goa wish to add Dudhsagar Waterfalls on the itinerary. But they are expressing disappointment of not being able to visit and view the place,” Parulekar said pointing out the waterfalls’ popularity following the success of the Bollywood movie Chennai Express.
“It is observed that after the success of this movie, hordes of foreign and domestic tourists desire to visit this place,” he said and added that Goa Tourism Development Corporation can tie up with the South Central Railways to charter a bogie at a reasonable cost.
