Goa’s Coast Faces Overwhelming Pollution, India
Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, Goa State is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Photo source: ©© Matthieu Aubry
Excerpts; Guardian UK
The Indian state of Goa has long been viewed as an ideal holiday spot, but mass tourism has led to overwhelming pollution
Goa survived four centuries of Portuguese colonisation and an influx of hippies from the West in the 1960s, but today it is threatened by mass tourism. More than 2.5 million tourists visit this small state in south-west India every year, twice as many as 10 years ago, with a local population of just 1.5 million. National Geographic has ranked Goa’s beaches among the worst in the world.
Beer bottles and plastic bags litter most beaches and only the distant sunsets remain untouched…
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Worst Beaches Destinations In Pictures, According To The National Geographic, 2010
With a reputation for sun-and-sand hedonism, Goa (pictured in 1985) often attracts visitors uninterested in the Indian region’s natural and cultural heritage, according to the 2010 “Destinations Rated” scorecard.
