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Goa tourism appears to be headed for a major overhaul with tourists on a holiday to Goa will very soon be able to take a pick from a helicopter, a sea plane and ropeway services to get a breathtaking experience of Goa from the skies.
In a bid to introduce such services the Goa state tourism department has already sought expression of interest from bidders to set up such services in Goa and the chosen bidder is to submit to 
the government a feasibility report on the same.
The helicopter services is planned to take off from Ela Goa in Old Goa and also from Sinquerim in Calangute and is later expected to be extended to other popular tourist locations of Goa such as Colva, Tiracol, Mollem and Santa Monica in the capital city Panjim.
The ambitious ropeway services is expected to operate on the route from Reis Magos to Panjim and also from Reis Magos to Aguada. A tourist locale on the south Goan coast of Salcete will also be shortly identified to set up the ropeway service in the southern belt of Goa. As far as the sea plane services go, the tourism department has decided to rely on the expertise of the chosen bidder to identify the suitable area in Goa for such a service.
The Tourism department of Goa has informed that they have received several proposals form many interested people to set up such services in Goa and so in a bid to rejuvenate Goa's tourism potential the same is being explored by issuing an expression of Interest.
The conditions stipulated for the bidder bidding for helicopter and sea plane services are that he/she has eligibly possess at least 5 years experience of in running and operating such services in the country. If not, the company can also be eligible if it ties up with a foreign company with similar years of experience in the field.Also a license from the directorate general of civil aviation in India, is also a necessity for eligibility.
Similarly the bidder for ropeway services in Goa will have to possess at least ten years of experience in setting up such facilities. After the due process, the technical feasibility report prepared by the bidders along with their respective proposals will then be forwarded to the high power state task force on tourism for its final approval. The state government of Goa is expected to play the role of a facilitator to set up the ambitious services in the state..