Bhubaneswar, July 30 -- After the decision to introduce shacks at the beach in Puri to offer Goa-like experience to tourists drew flak from various quarters, the Odisha Government on Friday decided against going ahead with the plans.

Earlier, the State Government had decided to introduce the facility of shacks at six beaches offering tourists to enjoy the best of food, chilled beverages and music by the sea. The Odisha Tourism Development Corporation (OTDC) had invited applications for the operation of shacks, the deadline of which was set to end today.

However, more than 50 organisations came together and strongly opposed the OTDC's proposal. The organisations maintained that they will not allow the OTDC to go ahead with the plan which...