This edition of Good News Today reports on the state of Goa's conscious decision to promote eco-tourism, aiming to attract visitors beyond its well-known beaches. .
00:00Let's turn from there to our good news today story and it comes from one of my many home states, the state of Goa, which for most tourists is known for its beaches.
00:08But now, the state has consciously decided to promote ecotourism, taking tourists beyond the beaches.
00:15And slowly but surely, ecotourism might just work for Goa.
00:21Here's a report, good news today.
00:30Every year, thousands of tourists head to Goa.
00:36The state which gets visitors from across the globe is India's beach tourism hub.
00:46The Goa government is now casting the net wider with ecotourism projects.
00:52It wants tourists to go beyond the beaches.
00:55We have started ecotourism activities last couple of years.
01:01We have started, we have our bondla cottages.
01:05We have facilities at Pali Waterfall in Satpari.
01:09At Netravali in Sangye.
01:10We have facilities at Dootsagar also.
01:12So these are the facilities we look after and we are promoting.
01:15Forests and waterfalls, like Dootsagar, have been opened up for tourists.
01:28We are looking up to the forest areas.
01:30We are seeing to it that the garbage is taken care of.
01:33Tomorrow, nobody can blame the forest that people went to the waterfalls and somebody drowned or somebody, you know, some mishap happened.
01:40So we keep guides also to take them to the waterfalls and get them safely in the evening.
01:50The expansion of tourism, a key industry in the state, is also aimed at increasing employment opportunities.
02:01Goa tourism is promoting these new destinations through social media.
02:06Bureau Report, India Today.
02:13And here's a tip.
02:15If you have the time, do go when you go to Goa to the Dootsagar Falls in the monsoon.
02:20Magical experience.
02:21And I hope that many of you will visit one of my home states.
