Emphasizing the need to promote heritage tourism in Goa, Aldona MLA Carlos Alvares Ferreira said that theCorjuem Fortwill be promoted and various events, including an annual Corjuem festival, will be held at the fort.
The Corjuem fort was built in 1550 and was originally the property of the Bhonsle rulers of Sawantwadi. However, in the time of Viceroy Caetano de Mello e Castro the fort was annexed part of administration of Goa. The fort was declared as a protected monument under the Goa, Daman and Diu Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act of 1978, 1 of 1979 and its rules 1980.