Category Archives: Shack Owners Welfare Society – SOWS Goa

The government is playing with the livelyhoods of the local people  http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Shack-owners-protest-again/articleshow/55166956.cms Frustrated by the long drawn-out delay in finalizing the Beach Shack Policy 2016-19, a group of shack owners protested in front of the Goa tourism department on Monday, … Continue reading →

Thanks to the slow threading of the government ….

Yes the CM approved the shack policy, didn’t he know that it would run into legal hurdles before he made fancy statements to the press? All media appeasing stunts

http://www.epaperoheraldo.in/Details.aspx?id=23772&boxid=17496280&uid=&dat=10/17/2016

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/Erection-of-beach-shacks-likely-to-be-further-delayed/articleshow/54748195.c why has the government waited till just the beginning of the tourist season to assess the carrying capacity? and then to blame NGT how convenient! The erection of beach shacks is likely to be delayed by a month as … Continue reading →

The government conveniently finds scapegoats every year for their delays. This is done at the cost of livelihoods of the local communities.