Overview
- An ex-parte order by Canacona’s joint enforcement committee chair Maya Pednekar sealed The Cape Goa after a December 12 inspection flagged grave breaches.
- Inspectors reported overcrowding, no structural plan or stability certificate, dangerous wiring, absent firefighting gear, obstructed exits, and 29 commercial LPG cylinders stored in the open.
- The order bars entry or use until further notice, directs immediate disconnection of electricity and water, and requires verified compliance by the district collector before reopening.
- The establishment was found operating far beyond its Tourism Department permission for a single temporary private shack, functioning as a full-scale restaurant with roughly 40 tables.
- Related enforcement in North Goa sealed Goya Club and Cafe CO2 Goa in Vagator, while the Fire and Emergency Services Department revoked the NOC for Diaz Pool Club and Bar in Anjuna.