MARGAO: Beware visitors to the Colva beach! Stray dogs are on the prowl on the seafront, with reports saying that people have been attacked recently.
With curtains coming down on the beach shack business due to the Covid-19 pandemic and availability of food a problem, the stray dogs have been hunting for food along the beach belt not just at Colva, but along the Salcete beach belt.
Though reports indicate that some NGOs have been on the job to provide food for the strays, things have not improved given their sheer numbers. A visit to the Colva beach on Friday revealed that over a dozen strays were all around the entrance to the beach. A visitor informed that the stray dogs have displayed violent tendencies, maybe because of hunger.
None of the authorities are paying attention to the issue. The local Colva Panchayat had in the past made attempts to rope in NGOs to take care of the problem, but in vain.
With the beach shacks shut, locals say the strays make their presence felt in the residential areas for food.
