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This is an archive article published on March 29, 2008

Goa is a safe destination, says Govt

Questions have been raised on Goa's safety after a British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling was found dead on February 18.

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Women and Child Development Minister Renuka Chowdhary on Saturday said that Goa remains to be safe destination for tourists.

“Goa has built up a reputation over the years and it needs to live upto that,” she said adding the coastal state is safe.

Chowdhary, who is in Goa to participate in a private function interacted with a group of invitees in North Goa’s Candolim beach village.

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Questions have been raised on Goa’s safety after a British teenager Scarlett Eden Keeling was found dead on the state’s Anjuna beach on February 18.

Also, Chowdhary has several meetings planned in the state with the officials, sources said.

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