Goa, Dec. 10 -- AUGUSTO RODRIGUES

Locals in Anjuna watched in disbelief on Tues-day as the government finally moved to demolish an illegal beach encroachment by the owners of Romeo Lane at Va-action that came only after the death of 25 people in a fire at the club's sister con-cern, Birch by Romeo Lane, in Arpora. gator

The demolition, ordered by the Chief Minister and execut-ed by the Tourism Department late Tuesday evening, came nearly two years after the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court had first directed the au-thorities to raze the structure on December 14, 2023.

Two bulldozers arrived on Vagator beach around 5 pm, and work continued beyond sunset under heavy police presence. Deputy Director of Tourism Dhiraj Vagle said the depa...