ANJUNA, Aug. 15 -- Basuri desai

Once tranquil coastal havens, the villages of Anjuna and Vagator are now grappling with relentless club music that residents say has robbed them of their peace, leaving them sleepless, stressed and desperate for action.

For 67-year-old Loretta D'Souza, whose home stands opposite the football ground in Vagator, serenity is now a distant memory. "We stay in hotels whenever we come down from Mumbai to our village because of noise. It was once very peaceful," she says.

"Please help. I really want to settle down in Vagator. I have to run away because of noise. I don't want to stay at a relative's place," she pleads.

Loretta now lives in Mumbai with her siblings, all over 60. "I want the Chief Minister or som...