Beach shack lottery

kohinoor · Sep 6th, 2005, 17:25

Hi! Do you happen to know if the lottery of having a beach shack in Goa has already been held? If not, do you know when it'll take place? Thanks very many.

GoanCanuck · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by kohinoor

Hi! Do you happen to know if the lottery of having a beach shack in Goa has already been held? If not, do you know when it'll take place? Thanks very many.

Are you going to be opening a shack? I think the lottery is later this month.

TattooLady · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:26

What is the beach shack lottery?
TL

anjunaangel · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:39

yes PLEASE tell

GoanCanuck · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:39

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Originally Posted by TattooLady

What is the beach shack lottery?
TL

The shacks on the beaches in Goa are alloted through a lottery. This practice was introduced to eliminate corruption.

anjunaangel · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:41

well ive never heard of that before,you learn something new every day,lol are you the guy that is in goa now goancuck

anjunaangel · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:41

sorry ,splelt your name wrong i wasnt paying attention

GoanCanuck · Sep 7th, 2005, 00:45

Anjunaangel, I am back in Vancouver.

cyberhippie · Sep 7th, 2005, 01:01

Well lets hope they don't allot yet more beach spots for restaurants in Palolem

The beach can only take so much and the rediculous amount of restaurants (many with only two tables in use at any given time) in and around the beach in Palolem is fast erasing the charm of the place, that and the disappearing palm trees, which are no longer looked after, as tourism takes over from the more traditional art of fenni distilation!
Great shame!!

-m2- · Sep 7th, 2005, 01:09

The lottery was instituted to curb the excessive building of beach shacks which was spoiling the attractiveness of some popular beaches and the competition making it difficult for many operators to make a living. The number permitted per beach is limited, and the applicants are *supposed* to be otherwise unemployed Goans (at least I think that is still the idea). Some of the 'lucky winners' have been renting their permit to foreigners and there has been some messing around by the politicos and their friends, but in theory it is an improvement over the previous chaos and blight of overbuilding.

This post crossed with Cyberhippie's, but yes, Palolem is the 'posterboy' for overdoing beachside development!

GoanCanuck · Sep 7th, 2005, 01:10

Yeah the number of shacks in Palolem has gotten out of hand.

crvlvr · Sep 7th, 2005, 01:12

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This practice was introduced to eliminate corruption.

I hear now every Tom, Dick & Harry participates in the lottery and winners, if they are not shack operators, sell their permit to the regular shack operators. typically you will see the same operators in the same location year after year -- because they buy the permit from the "winner" of the lottery. The increased number of participants reduces one's chances of winning the lottery.

GoanCanuck · Sep 7th, 2005, 01:34

The lottery is only for the shacks right on the beach. Those shacks/restaurants which are more than 200m from the high tide line are permanent provided they were originally set up prior to 1991.

kohinoor · Sep 7th, 2005, 18:21

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Originally Posted by GoanCanuck

Are you going to be opening a shack? I think the lottery is later this month.

No, not me. But my local friend.
If anybody has exact information about the lotterydate, please share your knowledge

goldenflipflop · Sep 8th, 2005, 04:00

The fun and games have started already and the season's not even started.
I've heard that all temporary liquor licenses have been revoked by the excise department which means that most shacks will be liquor free as they are operated mostly on temporary licenses. Similar thing happened last year and took ages to sort out.
Hope your friend with the shack knows someone at the top!!

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-m2- . Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: . Posts: 1,577	The lottery was instituted to curb the excessive building of beach shacks which was spoiling the attractiveness of some popular beaches and the competition making it difficult for many operators to make a living. The number permitted per beach is limited, and the applicants are supposed to be otherwise unemployed Goans (at least I think that is still the idea). Some of the 'lucky winners' have been renting their permit to foreigners and there has been some messing around by the politicos and their friends, but in theory it is an improvement over the previous chaos and blight of overbuilding. This post crossed with Cyberhippie's, but yes, Palolem is the 'posterboy' for overdoing beachside development!

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GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,204	Yeah the number of shacks in Palolem has gotten out of hand.

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GoanCanuck Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Vancouver Posts: 3,204	The lottery is only for the shacks right on the beach. Those shacks/restaurants which are more than 200m from the high tide line are permanent provided they were originally set up prior to 1991.

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goldenflipflop Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: uk Posts: 1	The fun and games have started already and the season's not even started. I've heard that all temporary liquor licenses have been revoked by the excise department which means that most shacks will be liquor free as they are operated mostly on temporary licenses. Similar thing happened last year and took ages to sort out. Hope your friend with the shack knows someone at the top!!

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