margao south goa water sports operators have welcomed chief minister manohar parrikars initiative to address their concerns after their association members met the chief minister on thursday evening the water sports operators expressed happiness over the talks they had with parrikar which they described as fruitful they said that they were hopeful that assurances given by parrikar would be fulfilled in the proposed water sports policy likely to come out next week addressing mediapersons on friday the water sports operators along with independent mla vijai sardesai expressed satisfaction after their meeting with the chief minister they revealed that parrikar agreed that the 5 commission that was to be collected by the goa tourism development corporation gtdc from their earnings would be dropped from the proposed gtdc empanelment plan sardesai was critical of gtdc chairman nilesh cabral and claimed that cabral was unable to dispel concerns of the operators adding that it was parrikar who explained to them that the gtdc plans to empanel water sports operators was being implemented in order to bring discipline in the gtdc system of operations no one is opposed to the government wanting to regularize on grounds such as safety and too many water sport operators in one place said sardesai the independent mla stressed that although water sports operators were not his voters he was supporting their cause as he wanted goans to rule the roost in this trade and not outsiders the water sports operators have also decided to write a fresh letter to parrikar that will be submitted to him on monday for his consideration before the government announces the water sports policy as there were still issues that needed clarifications the captain of ports has instructed operators that they have to adhere strictly to the queue system there is some confusion here as for example when the gtdc empanels the operators the customers of gtdc and private operators would be different thereby creating confusion of a common queue system said association president domingos rodrigues