Tag: Cleanliness
CCTV cameras in Goa shacks
June 29 (TravelAndy): To ensure safety for tourists, Goa has made it mandatory for all beach shacks to install CCTV during the tourist season, starting from October, 2016 said The Hindu BusinessLine.
Shacks are temporary eateries, which are set up during the tourist season, along the 106 kilometer coast line of India’s beach state.
Additionally, Goa tourism has decided to make the beaches more environment-friendly. So, apart from CCTV installation, they have also taken measures to dispose garbage and mount toilets along the beach stretch. Continue reading CCTV cameras in Goa shacks
App to identify squalor at tourist spots
February 22 (TravelAndy): The Union government has launched an app that will let tourists to send pictures of dirty areas at tourist spots to the authorities, said reports.
Named Swachh Paryatan App, the facility will start working at 25 heritage monuments, including Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutab Minar and Red Fort.
“People can send the picture of dirty places and immediate action will be taken. Besides, people can also send their suggestions in bringing improvement at the tourist sites,” India’s tourism minister Mahesh Sharma said. Continue reading App to identify squalor at tourist spots