Goa No Alcohol Zone

In an effort to promote Goa as a 'family friendly tourist destination' the state government has decided to ban drinking in few public places. The ban will come into effect from next month, officials of the state Excise Department said today.

The draft bill also seeks to amend a sub-section which will seek to empower the government to declare a space, place, area in the state as "no alcohol consumption zone".

Bombarded with complaints about drinking of alcohol on beaches, roads and highways and in public areas by tourists, the Goa government on Monday introduced a new amendment to state excise law which recommends identification of 'no alcohol consumption zones' across Goa.

In an effort to promote Goa as a 'family friendly tourist destination' the state government has decided to ban drinking in few public places. The ban will come into effect from next month, officials of the state Excise Department said today.

The draft bill also seeks to amend a sub-section which will seek to empower the government to declare a space, place, area in the state as "no alcohol consumption zone".

Bombarded with complaints about drinking of alcohol on beaches, roads and highways and in public areas by tourists, the Goa government on Monday introduced a new amendment to state excise law which recommends identification of 'no alcohol consumption zones' across Goa.