Goa begins crack down on photographers disturbing tourists

Goa tourism department has begun a crack down on photographers who create nuisance for tourists at the beaches.
A senior tourism department official said that they have started booking photographers creating problems for the visitors under Tourism Trade Act.
The photographers are usually found on the Goa beaches clicking pictures of the tourists.
"There were lot of complaints against these photographers charging Rs 50-100 per picture. But the basic complaint against them was that they were loitering on the beaches without permission and disturbing the tourists," a senior tourism department official said.
The department has begun imposing a fine of Rs 10,000 on the photographers if they are found illegally doing business on the beaches.

"It is not just a nuisance but we perceive their presence as a threat to the belongings of the tourists, which they usually keep on the shore while going in the waters," the official added.
Goa receives around 2.6 million tourists every year.
The Parrikar-led government has also taken up cleaning the beaches from hawkers, illegal beds and vendors by pressing special police squads.