Speaking to reporters on Sunday night after laying foundation for a restroom building at Vagator, Lobo mentioned that Vagator and Candolim, have been two venues for past Sunburns. "These are nice locations. In order to ensure that festivalgoers and emergency vehicles have access to all required amenities and roads, the government must work with officials to finalize the festival's location," he said.
Lobo stated that Sunburn should take place in an area where it is welcomed and that he would talk about the issue with the Chief Minister and the Minister of Tourism.
If it doesn't happen elsewhere, then our place is there. The festival employs about 5,000 people in addition to drawing in about 80,000 visitors every day. In the event of an emergency, there should be proper road access for emergency vehiclesMichael Lobo
"The state and the locals will benefit from the revenue generation," he said, noting that Anjuna, Vagator, and Assagao's small guest houses, hotels, and cafés will all profit from the influx of tourists during the event. In response to questions about malpractices at Sunburn, Lobo stated that police should be in charge of stopping these kinds of problems and making sure that drugs are not present at the festival site.
On Sunday, Michael Lobo, the MLA for Calangute, stated that placing CCTV cameras at strategic points, like intersections, could greatly reduce crime. On the fringes of a Vagator function, he was answering questions from the media regarding the increasing number of theft cases. Speaking about a recent theft case, Lobo claimed that Goa's and India's high rates of unemployment are a major factor in the rise in theft cases. "Robberies occur when unemployment rises," he stated. According to him, people from outside the area frequently scout out potential soft targets—that is, places without CCTV where criminal activity might occur—before departing. Lobo pushed for quick action to alleviate the unemployment crisis from both the federal and state governments.