As the year 2011 came to a close, the roads in Goa were choked with heavy vehicular traffic with thousands of tourists trying to rush to their destinations, especially the beaches in North Goa. Traffic jams were witnessed at many places in the state and police had a tough time streamlining the traffic, especially the roads that led to coastal areas, namely, Calangute, Baga and Anjuna.The police made elaborate arrangements for peaceful celebrations to mark the New Year. The arrival of the New Year has brought cheers to the hotel industry as most of the hotels had 100 per cent occupancy, especially along the coastline of the state.With rail tickets being sold out and road and air tickets being sold at premium, a large number of tourists preferred to come by their own or hired vehicles from nearby states to celebrate the New Year in Goa.The State Governor K. Sankarnarayan and the Chief Minister Digambar Kamat have greeted the people of the state on the occasion of New Year.