BackOn your next Goa holiday, you may be fined ₹2,000 for drinking in open
People found creating nuisance like drinking in public or cooking in the open will be fined up to ₹10,000 in GoaIn case the fine is not paid, the offender can face imprisonment of up to three months, Goa tourism minister said
PremiumPANAJI : The Goa government has decided to charge fines between ₹2,000 and ₹10,000 from people for drinking and cooking in the open, state Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar said Thursday.
The Tourist Trade Act will be amended suitably during the Goa Assembly session beginning on January 29 for this purpose, he informed.
"People found creating nuisance like drinking in public or cooking in the open will be fined up to ₹10,000. While an individual will be fined ₹2,000, a group indulging in such an offence will be charged ₹10,000," Ajgaonkar told reporters.
In case the fine is not paid, the offender can face imprisonment of up to three months, he added.
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