Traces of oily substance that was found at the Colva beach on Sunday evening. Santosh Mirajkar
MARGAO: Oily substance in the form of tar balls were washed ashore along the Salcete coastal belt, right from Majorda to Colva since Sunday noon.
The presence of the tar balls along the beach was more felt along the Majorda coast, sources said.
Fishermen from Colva pointed out that traces of the oily substance was found along the world famous beach belt on Sunday. “We used to normally find these tar balls and oily substance just before the arrival of monsoons, but we are surprised that the oily substance has made its presence on the beach belt even during the rains”, remarked a fisherman.
A local resident pointed out that authorities should immediately get the beach cleared of the oily substance. “Normally, the oily substance is washed back into the sea during high tide. If not, the authorities should get it cleared”, he added.
