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But closer home, a chance encounter with a vendor on Calangute beach, who offered him drugs , made senior minister Francis D’Souza stop going to the beaches 15 years ago.“It was 15 years ago that I went to Calangute beach. Panaji: Goa’s sun and sand with its pristine beaches has always lured visitors from near and far. The moment I stepped on the beach, a vendor approached and asked me: Kya mangta hain? He also said the beaches were dirty and not well maintained.“I’m not talking about high-end infrastructure but basic facilities. “The situation there is no different from that of Calangute beach,” D’Souza said.He said those selling goods on the beaches are all migrants and the whole vendor problem could be resolved if it is dealt collectively..