As residents of several parts of Goa have been protesting against a provision of the Town Planning Act that opens green zones up for construction, many in the state capital have been up in arms against another development: the imminent arrival of a new 112-metre-long casino ship on the Mandovi river.
The casino ship, which is likely to reach Goa by the end of February, will be anchored in Verem Bay in the Mandovi river, opposite central Panjim.
Goa is already home to six offshore casinos and 18 casinos in five-star hotels on land. Since at least 2008, Panjim residents and civil society groups have protested against the casinos, and documented how the ships and related infrastructure has polluted the Mandovi river with sewage and effluents, affecting marine ecology. Residents have also said noise from the casinos late into the night disrupts their lives.
As of January, three of the six offshore vessels in the Mandovi are owned by casino and gaming company Delta Corp – MV Royale Floatel, with a capacity of 70 passengers, MV Horseshoe, branded as “Deltin Royale” which can accommodate 390 passengers, and MV “Deltin JAQK” with a capacity of 384.
The new vessel, with a capacity of 2,000 passengers, has been referred to as a “replacement” for MV Royale Floatel, shows...
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