It's first of February 2026. Something shocking has come to our attention. Social media has gone abuzz with 112 meter long Casino Vessel will soon navigate and anchor in the waters of Mandovi. It was last piece of motivation (if not evidence) required to realize that Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has not only failed to defend Goa's coast but has embarked on generating of coastal stress through its decisions on par with Captain of Ports, and Town and Country Planning Departments.
Mandovi river is not only polluted but is also stressed out due to existing casino vessels with innumerable socially harmful activities. The very presence of the exiting casino vessels has contributed negatively towards Mandovi river Fisheries. Staff of nearby Fisheries department has vomited during their meals as those clandestine operations being condoned.
While GCZMA has failed to protect the coast this decision on 112 meter long casino vessel invasion of Mandovi has made existence of GCZMA irrelevant and it needs to be discarded as the authority has got reduced to rubber stamp agency for gamblers peddling their agendas in high places of decision making.
The defenders of coast at GCZMA has either lost their bearing or never had any. They have systematic pushed Goa into the clutches of gamblers delight. They need to be kicked out from the positions of power. Enough is enough. Casinos were flashed red signal few months ago by fishers of Verem when casino invasion was attempted there twice. Weight of a single anchor there was 5,000 kg. And ten such anchors were dropped in Mandovi waters. They were resisted successfully.
It's common knowledge that politicians are soft on casinos not just for reasons of alleged palm greasing but often entire election campaigns are allegedly funded by casino companies who are essentially detrimental to the social, ecological and marine health of Goa. They have forced thrived through advertisement and sponsorships but their ethically objectionable adventures in Goa including Mandovi river cannot be allowed, can non longer be tolerated. They should be cracked down upon powerfully inspite of every thing of influence in their armor.
This 112 meter long Casino belongs of Deltin Royale group. This group is owned by The Delta Corp Ltd. ( https://deltacorp.in/bod.html ). Board of Directors of Delta Corp Ltd are the ones who are desiring to expand their casinos and through all the underables at us in Goa.
Jaydev Mody - Chairman
Ashish Kapadia - Managing Director
Chetan Desai - Independent Director
Vrajesh Udani - Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director
Tara Subramaniam - Independent Director
Pankaj Razdan - Independent Director
Each of the above have several decision making posts that you can see here:
https://deltacorp.in/pdf/details-of-directorship-and-full-time-position-in-body-corporates.pdf
