Service to Goa by the sea route may start again. The author recounts the charm of travelling to Goa by this mode and life in Goa
Of course, whether you fly in, travel by the Konkan Railway via an equally picturesque track, or drive, Goa welcomes you like no other. Fresh green fields, endless turquoise waters, flaming golden sunsets, swaying palms, lush paddy fields, temples, beaches, sea shells, churches, fish and sol kadhi (nectar for the soul), a concoction of coconut milk and kokum (a tamarind-like fruit, Latin name: Garcinia indica).
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The number one threat to Goa today is the pressure posed by vast amounts of plastic packaging and other non bio-degradable waste.
Not just the villages, even the towns are unable to cope with the volumes of waste. Every village would like to dump its waste in some other village.
Monster garbage dumps are gradually leaching plastic toxins into the village water table.
In a typical village watch out for the burning of mixed (including plastic bags, cellophane, cling-film wrap and tetrapak) garbage by every household. Use a mask whenever the smell of smoke permeates the village air.
For the lasts two decades government and NGOs has been unable to come up with any viable solution. Recently Citizens of Margao have been mobilised to act by the local newspaper Herald.
You can google the words "Goa garbage" to read all about how Goa is "Going, Going, Gone" .
The ground water toxicity remains the biggest threat to the health of residents and visitors to Goa.