MARGAO: The Goa Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) has called for the translation of Draft Jetty Policy 2022 into the official language and has sought an extension of time so that there may be good public participation and effective feedback from all stakeholders and a cross-section of consumers in the State.
In a letter to Kuldeep Arolkar, Deputy Director Tourism and Public Grievance Officer (North), GOACAN has pointed out that the very purpose of calling for objections, views and suggestions to the Draft Jetty Policy is to get feedback from the travel and tourism trade, professionals such as architects, planners and civil engineers among others. Feedback is also expected from the elected representatives from the village panchayats, municipal councils, Zilla Panchayats, MLAs and MPs and the general public.
“Good public participation in giving feedback to the Tourism Department on this very important policy that will impact various parts of Goa is crucial. However, to give feedback it is important to read and understand the document,” Roland Martins, coordinator of GOACAN said.
GOACAN has further pointed out that many civil society members and elected representatives were in support of the view that the Jetty Policy 2022 must be available in the Official language of the State.
Recently, the Department of Tourism issued a public notice advertisement in the newspapers calling for objections, views and suggestions to the draft Jetty Policy 2022.
The draft policy has been issued by Goa Tourism Development Corporation Limited and was uploaded on the website of the Tourism Department only after GOACAN brought it to the notice of the Public Grievance Officer that the same was not available on the website.
