Fresh reports in The New Indian Express have surfaced, that the state government of Goa is planning a ban on EDM festivals on major Goan beaches.
The Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority (GCZMA) has said that areas like Candolim beach cannot be rented out for big events, as the area constitutes of sand dunes complex, which are classified in Costal Regulation Zone One where no such activity can be permitted. Renowned electronic festivals such as Sunburn and Supersonic have been held at Vagatore and Candolim beach over the years but seem to be in danger of having to shift to alternate venues (which the organizers do not wish to).
An on site inspection carried out at the beginning of this year caused the GCZMA to take such action having observed that a large undulating hind dune area at Candolim was severely trampled upon and vegetation was found uprooted in totality.
“Plastic waste was scattered all over. The four huge stages and platforms had its share of impacts. It was also noticed that long trailer trucks were moving all over the dune field thus creating further remobilization of dune sands” GCZMA officials said.
The GCZMA, in a meeting held in May, suggested three sites in South Goa – Betul plateau, Cananguinim hill top and Cabo de Rama cliff/hill top – for the events to take place. “No adverse impacts can be envisaged on these hill tops as these are barren areas composed of hard rock” they said.
Will the organizers cave in? Will Sunburn no longer be India’s renowned ‘beach’ festival? Stay tuned for more updates!
Khushrav’s passion for dance music started early on as he began creating weekly podcast episodes of the latest electronic music across genres and has mixed over 200 episodes over a span of 5years. As a dance music enthusiast, Khushrav still keeps up to date with every week’s releases, contributing to THE’s Spotify playlists.
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