Panaji: Setting up of CCTVs will be made compulsory for Goa's beach shacks for safety and security of tourists, Tourism Minister Dilip Parulekar said.

Parulekar told IANS that the 353 beach shacks will be awarded licences, only if they install CCTVs in their premises as per the newly drafted beach shack policy, which is awaiting the cabinet nod on Friday. "Beach shacks will have to have CCTVs installed in their premises. This will increase the security for the thousands of tourists who visit the state every year," Parulekar said on Wednesday.