Team Goemkarponn
Panaji: The Department of Tourism has issued a show cause notice to Riva Beach Resort in Mandrem for conducting an unauthorized beach wedding on 17 November despite being instructed to stop the event. Officials said the resort proceeded without securing permissions required under the Goa Tourist Places Protection and Maintenance Act, 2001.
A Tourist Warden had reported an illegal setup around 6 pm and, with help from Tourism Police, halted the preparations. The department said the resort went ahead with the ceremony on a government-notified beach area, violating statutory norms and failing to pay the prescribed fees.
The resort has been asked to pay a penalty of one lakh rupees within seven days and to explain why action under the Goa Registration of Tourist Trade Act, 1982 should not be initiated, including possible cancellation of its registration. It has also been asked to clarify why proceedings under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita should not be considered.
The department reiterated that unauthorized events on Goa’s beaches will attract strict enforcement to safeguard public safety, environmental protection and the state’s tourism assets.
