The plastic bags and the garbage issue is the worst part where our tourism industry invites the tourist from throughout the world but doesn’t try to keep our village, city and towns clean.
Plastic bags are banned in the State, but from the roadside vendors to the shopkeepers and other businessmen still sell and provide plastic bags to their customers. We can see that the people throw the plastic bags and garbage by the roadside which brings bad name to the State besides destroying health and environment.
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It stinks very badly and we human beings are killing others. We have to educate ourselves and be responsible citizens of this country and take a vow to carry our own bag for shopping and not to ask or take the plastic bags from the market for each and every single item.
It was our former chief minister late Manohar Parrikar’s dream to make Goa a plastic bags and garbage free State but today’s ministers instead of walking into his footsteps do just the opposite.
I would humbly request our State government, Health Department, police, municipalities and panchayats to take action on plastic bags sellers and fine them heavy, so that they do not repeat it again and again.
Let’s take a decision to save and protect our environment by saying a big no to plastic bags and for the garbage which we throw by the roadside. Let’s breathe fresh air.
In Guirdolim, the road from the junction towards the narrow gate stinks as the area is littered with garbage. I would request the authorities to take action before any accident takes place.
