vasco the coastal regulatory zone crz authority is doing final touch ups to the drawings of the first phase of the baina beach beautification project the project has gained all the clearances from the tourism department and will start soon after the ganesh chaturthi festival concludes almeida had promised that the first phase would be ready by the start of the season but work did not start carlos almeida vasco mla who is the brain behind the project said the tourism department has already sanctioned 55 lakh for the first phase beautification project the department will also be spending about 5 lakh to put up the high mast lights on the beach the mormugao municipal council will also be contributing 78 lakh which is already tendered when asked why the work was delayed as the project was inaugurated during the first week of may at baina beach festival almeida said we were waiting for various approvals and now only crz approval is awaited sources said that the goa coastal zone management authority gczma is minutely going through the beautification sketch and have made some minor changes like shifting of changing room and toilets as per their rules the first phase will start from the desterro end till the shafi masjid in baina the estimated cost will be around 7075 lakh the first phase will see a childrens park with playing equipment for them landscaping lights bathroom a changing room for the public viewing galleries the present condition of the beach is pathetic at the entrance stands a broken bar that used to run when the red light area existed here there is hardly any water sports facility available no sitting arrangement is provided the dividers and the nearby area of the beach has no greenery visitors have to carry eatables as there are three kiosks selling sugarcane juice and snacks in an unhygienic manner teens come here to smoke the municipality has not kept a security guard at the beach