colva nearly a year after the goa tourist places protection and maintenance amendment act 2019 which prohibits consuming alcohol and cooking in public was notified the rules are yet to be readiedas salcete gears to face the annual near year morning horror that sees its beaches and roadsides littered with food and alcohol bottles besides garbage and plastic tourism minister manohar ajgaonkar told toi the policy and guidelines were being drafted when director sanjeev gadkar was transferred and hence it was delayedajgaonkar has been vocal in expressing his displeasure against domestic tourists from neighbouring states coming in buses and tempo travellers and cooking in public spaces as they contribute very little to the states tourism industry such tourism should not be encouraged in the state he saidresidents of colva voiced their apprehension as interstate vehicles and rentback cars have booked spaces in the childrens park there for new years eveformer chief minister manohar parrikar in 2017 had said that places were being identified where low budget tourists could cook camp and avail of toilet facilities however this proposal is also yet to see the light of the dayhowever he reassured locals that police have been instructed to take action and penalise tourists drinking or cooking in public colva pi melson colaco said the notification issued in february empowers police to initiate action