India, Nov. 6 -- Goa government has reportedly imposed the stringent National Security Act (NSA) for three months, starting from November 5 over "prevailing circumstances" in North and South districts.

Under the NSA, authorities hold the power to detain individuals for up to one year to prevent activities considered prejudicial to public order.

The decision comes after chief minister Pramod Sawant , who also holds the home portfolio, ordered the police to move a formal proposal for the notification after a the officials said a series a of preventive arrests were "proving insufficient to neutralise repeat offenders and organised elements," The Times of India reported.

HT.com earlier reported that the Goa police had written to the state ...