MARGAO, March 10 -- Team Herald

Cavelossim Village Panchayat filed a police complaint with the Colva Police against hawkers, lamanis and touts harassing tourists on the beach in violation of the provision of the Tourism Act.

Cavelossim sarpanch Dixon Vaz with the help of women Pink Police Force identified such hawkers on the beach and he urged the Colva Police to take further action so that a deterrent is set in place. Vaz added that the panchayat had tried to put in place its own system, but the hawkers were not moving from the beach and thus police action was required.

He said that they had to take such steps as tourism in the village and the beach was suffering with tourists complaining about not getting any peace or being allowed t...