Shripad: Will revive tourism projects

Margao: Minister of state for shipping, ports and waterways, Shripad Naik on Wednesday said that all those projects that he had initiated during his short stint as minister for culture and tourism in 2014 and which have since been pending, would be revived soon, and that new projects in keeping with the state’s requirements and central government’s policy would also be introduced.

“The water sports institute at Caranzalem, which is almost complete, will be thrown open to the public soon. There’s also a catering college that will come up at Farmagudi, tenders for which will be issued in a couple of days. Besides, new projects will also be introduced,” Naik said, while speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a programme held by Goan Seafarers Association of India (GSAI) at Margao. Earlier, speaking at the GSAI event, Naik assured to take up their issues with the CM and Union government.