The Big Goan - Goa Holiday Blog

Night vision cameras are rolling out on Goan beaches as the Goa tourism department puts into place its plans to install such devices at 32 beach locations in Goa in a bid to keep tabs on suspicious movements of miscreants on the beach and keep a close watch on such characters.

The tourism department of Goa has a proposal to install such night vision cameras at 32 beach locations, which include 13 locations in norht Goa covering the beaches in Pernem, Bardez, Tiswadi. In south Goa over 19 beach locations identified which include the talukas of, Salcete and Canacona.

The main purpose of the security CCTVs proposal is to ensure security on Goa's beaches and the night vision cameras are proposed to be installed on watch towers used by the beach lifeguards. The tourism department of Goa has already invited tenders for the supply, installation, commissioning and the maintenance of night vision cameras for three years. These cameras are expected to have remote viewing and recording facilities at the beaches,"

Upon the successful installation at the beaches there is a future plan to shift the existing CCTVs (day cameras) to other areas like parking lots in the cities.

The interested parties will have to hold a demonstration of the equipment considering the importance of the equipment from the point of view of security.

The Goa beach has long been the place to unwind from the din of the world and pamper yourself on the seashore by simply lazing into the clear soft sand and let the breeze do its natural work on you.

You can  choose to sunbathe on the Goan beach and let the sun do the talking on your wonderful body allowing yourself the tan that you always wanted to have but could never devote the time to get. Meanwhile let your kids and family enjoy the waves of the Goan seashore and indulge themselves in some beach activities of building castles, playing  beach soccer or a game of beach cricket.Volleyball can also interest you on the Goan beach.

Goan beaches are divided into north and south Goa and the north Goa beaches are relatively crowded compared to the south and are more frequented by tourists from all over the world. North Goa also has more share of parties than the south. but tranquility and peaceful holidays normally get the attraction of south Goa which has a peaceful outlook.

So if you are seeking serenity and wish to spend your vacations away from the maddening crowds south Goa beaches are ideal else the north opens its arms in a broad welcome. Beaches in the north are Anjuna, Agonda, Baga, Dona Paula, Vagator, Calangute and Arambol. Popular beaches in the south are Colva, Benaulim, Majorda, Utorda, Mobor, Arossim etc. You can also indulge in some good beach activities in Goa which include parasailing, snorkeling, windsurfing, scuba diving, water-scooting and many more such activities.