Did Oceanmann swimming event had permissions for Bambolim beach?

There was face-off yesterday morning between Caranzalem fishers and the Oceanmann swimming team at Aivao Beach. It has now come to light that this event might have been permitted by Captain of Ports to be organised in Zuari river waters at Bambolim beach on 26 October 2025 morning. 

This is an interesting situation when the international swimming event had State permissions to host it at Bambolim Beach it got inplimented arbitrary to Aivao Beach without any State permissions.

Could the shift venue on this manner be because there is no Bambolim beach existing after being destroyed and swallowed by Hotel Grand Hyatt for upcoming retaining wall inside the river waters?

Or could the shift of venue in this manner vould be because of international negative publicity Hotel Grand Hyatt would have attracted for their Beach destruction in Bambolim?

Was Hotel Grand Hyatt carried on behind-the-scene operations to ensure that International swimming event doesn't take place at Bambolim beach?

If answer to above questions positive then we got into phase of over-tourism wherein tourism is not just gobling local people and ecology but another level where tourim is eating tourism itself. This is a phase disastrous and inevitable to avoid for capital and greed has taken the drivers seat while morals and justice is pushed to margins.

In solidarity with Caranzalem fishers of Arabian Sea

03 April 2024

To,

The Director,

Department of Tourism,

Government of Goa,

Panaji, Goa

To,

The Director,

Department of Fisheries,

Panaji, Goa

To,

M.L.A

Panaji Constituency, 

Panaji, Goa

Subject: Objections to Water sports at Caranzalem beach

Madam/Sir,

It have come to our attention through media reports that traditional fishing communities engaged in small scale fishing at Caranzalem beach are facing threat to their livelihoods due to push for water sports by the Goa Tourism Department. We share links to the media reports that went online on 21 March 2024 to you as under:

https://www.heraldgoa.in/News-Today/Caranzalem-raponkars-oppose-demarcation-of-water-sports-zone-at-Caranzalem/219263 

https://youtu.be/paYYK0Vupnw?si=oikzSbQZx-p-GsJv

All Goa Small Scale Responsible Fisheries Union took cognizance of the above two media reports during our meeting on 27 March 2024 and examined the seriousness of the looming threats before fishing communities due to the water sports at various sections of Caranzalem beach.

Resolutions to support fishing communities at Caranzalem beach against water sports was passed during the meeting.

In the light of the above context you are requested to desist from engaging in any kind of water sports activities at Caranzalem beach that is disturbing and disruptive to the traditional and small scale fishing activities.

Kindly communicate this message to all the concerned for necessary action.

Thanking you,

Yours sincerely,

Shaila D'mello

(President)

Laximan Mangueshkar

(Secretary)

Copy to:

President,

Caranzalem Ramponkar & Traditional Fishermen Association,

H.No. 165, Near Rayan Gas Godown, Poder, Dando, Caranzalem, Tiswadi, Goa.