MARGAO, NOV 15
Goa Government is busy in the UK to woo tourists in the state, but there seems no one to address the woes of tourists visiting world-famous Colva beach in the last few days.
It’s now nearly a week since waters from the Colva creek has changed its course on the beach. Visitors are forced to cross the creek waters via a make shift culvert comprising of a wooden plank arranged by water sports operators.
Sadly, though the situation has put thousands of visitors to severe hardships and run the risk of falling in the contaminated creek waters, the tourist officials are yet to make their presence felt at the beach till date.
Domestic tourists, who spoke to Herald over the problems faced to enter the beach, said the government ought to have intervened by now and save them from the hardships.
Tourists wondered why the authorities are slow in resolving the problem when visitors come in thousands to Colva every day.
Water sports operators said they have made the stop gap arrangement by placing a wooden plank over the creek waters to facilitate the tourists to visit the beach.
Incidentally, the Colva beach has been crying for attention over the years, with the beach even lacking a changing room for the benefit of the tourists.
That’s not all. The authorities are yet to plug the discharge of sewage and other waste into the creek, contaminating the water body.
