Bracing up to face Casino invasion of Goa

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. 

Enough is enough! 

Time has come to intercept then and pull them down. Let's track down their board of directors here. Let's make these behind the scenes conquerors of Goa's Mandovi river visible as follows:

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

The above guys have collectively unleashed war on Mandovi river etc and it's fitting counter is round the corner. Few days back this was visible in Sal river when local fishermen chased away casino gambler vessel away.

May St. Francis Xavier guide us through to thrash and torpedo Casino industry into dustbin of history not even to be preserved in any museum.

Casino invasion of Verem village on Gandhi Jayanti

One week ago on 02 October 2025 Goa was stunned to know that Highstreet Cruises and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd had invaded fishing water spaces of Verem fishers in broad daylight. Highstreet Cruises and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.  It was found that around dozen anchors were dropped in water of Mandovi off Verem coast. Each anchor weighed only 5000 kg. The anchors were dropped in the waters that are known for fishing hauls in a final preparation to introduce in Mandovi yet one more gambling monster vessel consisting of seven floors: casino of the size of giant building.

Local youngsters took lead in opposing the move and pushed the project on temporary halt.

Villagers met together to coordinate further action on Sunday 04 October 2025 at a local temple. Villagers decided upon number of steps to be taken upon to defend the village fishing livelihood system.

Highstreet Cruises and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Company’s Board of Directors are of Highstreet Cruises and Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. are Vrajesh Prabhakar Udani, Rajesh Satinderpal Jaggi, Anil Indru Malani, Ankita Ram Shirke, Shailendra Kumar Singh.

This casino group is popularly as Delton Corp. This group along with others have already caused huge damage to Mandovi river Fisheries by physically occupying the fishing spaces and releasing their sewage in Mandovi waters clandestinely.

Verem villagers in Bardez depends heavily upon fishing Mandovi river and installing  floating seven floor casino vessel would actually means a war on their livelihoods. Rightly they gave knee-jerk reaction and forced corporate to retreat.

Further progress in this regard is expected and awaited. Verem deserves all the support and appreciation for their determination to defend their fishing waters.

The latest attack on fishing spaces at Verem is believed to have occurred under blessings of Goa administration. Incidently when heavy anchors were sought to be deployed in Mandovi waters India's Home Minister Amit Shah was on visit to Goa.