Goa Gazette, No. 2324-13, 30 June 2023

Panaji, 30th June, 2023 (Asadha 9, 1945) SERIES I No. 13 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

EXTRAORDINARY

GOVERNMENT OF GOA

Department of Inland Waterways

Captain of Ports

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Notification

B 14022/WS/Special Permission/COP

In exercise of the powers conferred in terms

of Circular No. SS/Misc(37)/2003 dated

28-09-2004 by Directorate General of Shipping,

Ministry of Shipping and as assured in

Budget Speech Proposal for year 2016-17,

hereby published for information of

persons in order to encourage and promote

river Tourism, during the months of monsoon.

Captain of Ports hereby proposes to permit

Water Sports activity, confined to inland

waters only and during fair weather of the

monsoon. Hence notice is hereby given

that the said proposal will be taken into

consideration by the Government on the

expiry of five days from the date of

publication of this Notification in the Official

Gazette. The areas identified for these

activities in the monsoons are River Sal,

River Chapora, River Zuari, Dona Paula Bay,

River Mandovi (at Diwar Island away from It is therefore brought to the attention of the people concerned in the respective inland waterways, who are invited to file their objections and suggestions regarding the proposal, may be forwarded to the Captain of Ports and ex officio Joint Secretary to the Government of Goa, Captain of Ports Department, Panaji before the expiry of five days from the date of publication of this Notification in Official Gazette.

In terms of the Circular No. SS/Misc(37)/ /2003 dated 28-09-2004 of Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Mumbai hereby grant the permissions for the water sports activities for the operators who have applied for the water sports activity in inland waters of Goa from June to 15th September, subject to special survey/inspection carried out by Captain of Ports Department with a additional fees of Rs. 15,000/- also NOC to be obtained from Directorate of Tourism subject to fair weather conditions in the monsoon.

The following terms and conditions for

operating the water spor ts activity is mandatory:—

1. Insurance to be valid.

2. Operators licence to be valid.

4. Vessels with additional safety appliances.

5. Water spor ts operators seeking permission to carr y out water sports should operate in their respective villages and from their own property to avoid any disputes and disrupt of harmony.

6. The Water Spor ts activities are permitted only between 0900 hrs. to 1800 hrs.

7. All water sports activities should be stopped immediately during any adverse weather condition and any weather intimation from the Captain of Por ts Department or Indian Meteorological Department.

8. Captain of Ports reserves the right to grant or deny the NOC's in case of congestion, local Fishermen problems, safety of navigation and may be revoked without assigning any reasons thereof.

By order and in the name of the Governor

of Goa.

Vikas S. N. Gaunekar, Captain of Ports & ex officio Joint Secretary.

Panaji, 28th June, 2023.

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