<p>Even as Goa's popular 'Sunburn' festival is poised for a change in venue from Candolim to some other beach, the state tourism department has backed the event as a driver for tourism promotion and revenue generation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The annual festival is facing problems related to its venue because it causes traffic congestion at Candolim beach, 9 kms away from Panaji in North Goa. The locals have also complained about the chaos created during the musical extravaganza.<br /><br />During the event, an estimated 30,000 people throng the venue every day.<br /><br />The festival organisers will have to scout for alternate venue due to traffic and other issues at Candolim beach, state tourism minister Dilip Parulekar told PTI here yesterday.<br /><br />"The ministry will not allow the festival at Candolim beach. But, we want the festival for sure as it attracts more tourists and helps state generate revenue," Parulekar said.<br /><br />'Sunburn Goa' will be held from December 27 to 29.<br /><br />Though the music festival is facing a tough time in its conceived state, there are no hitches in the newer places where it has expanded since the last two years.<br /><br />Shailendra Singh, joint managing director of Percept Private Limited which organises the event, told PTI that the festival will be held in Goa in a manner the state tourism department feels appropriate.<br /><br />"We will follow code of conduct as 'Sunburn Goa' is an event of Goa, by Goa and for Goa," he said.<br /><br />Percept Private Limited began the EDM (electronic dance and music) festival in the beach state in 2007.<br /><br />'Sunburn Noida' will be held on October 6, 'Sunburn Mumbai' on November 15-16 and for the first time, the South Indian city of Bangalore will have the festival on November 16-17, Singh said.<br /><br />"the festivals at Noida, Bangalore and Mumbai will be at par with Goa," he added.</p>
<p>Even as Goa's popular 'Sunburn' festival is poised for a change in venue from Candolim to some other beach, the state tourism department has backed the event as a driver for tourism promotion and revenue generation.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The annual festival is facing problems related to its venue because it causes traffic congestion at Candolim beach, 9 kms away from Panaji in North Goa. The locals have also complained about the chaos created during the musical extravaganza.<br /><br />During the event, an estimated 30,000 people throng the venue every day.<br /><br />The festival organisers will have to scout for alternate venue due to traffic and other issues at Candolim beach, state tourism minister Dilip Parulekar told PTI here yesterday.<br /><br />"The ministry will not allow the festival at Candolim beach. But, we want the festival for sure as it attracts more tourists and helps state generate revenue," Parulekar said.<br /><br />'Sunburn Goa' will be held from December 27 to 29.<br /><br />Though the music festival is facing a tough time in its conceived state, there are no hitches in the newer places where it has expanded since the last two years.<br /><br />Shailendra Singh, joint managing director of Percept Private Limited which organises the event, told PTI that the festival will be held in Goa in a manner the state tourism department feels appropriate.<br /><br />"We will follow code of conduct as 'Sunburn Goa' is an event of Goa, by Goa and for Goa," he said.<br /><br />Percept Private Limited began the EDM (electronic dance and music) festival in the beach state in 2007.<br /><br />'Sunburn Noida' will be held on October 6, 'Sunburn Mumbai' on November 15-16 and for the first time, the South Indian city of Bangalore will have the festival on November 16-17, Singh said.<br /><br />"the festivals at Noida, Bangalore and Mumbai will be at par with Goa," he added.</p>