MARGAO
Salcete coastline has witnessed soil erosion, especially along the Betlalbatim-Majorda stretch, even as the shore is being battered by huge waves triggered by the rough conditions in the Arabian sea.
A walk along the Betalbatim-Majorda shore revealed that the shoreline has been hit by waves, triggering soil erosion. Gradual erosion of the coast is seen all along the stretch.
A lifeguard, manning the Betalbatim beach, told The Goan that the sea has been rough since the last one week. “Since then, till date there’s been slow but steady soil erosion of the coast,” the lifeguard said.
Locals at the Sunset beach pointed out that the beach had come under strain in the past as the sea had made incursions on the land mass. Following the incident over a decade ago, when the soil erosion had resulted in the uprooting of the casuarina trees along the coast, the government had built a protective wall to keep the soil erosion at bay, which has stood the test of time till date, locals pointed out.
The soil erosion witnessed along the Colva-Betalbatim-Majorda is attributed to the rough conditions prevailing in the Arabian sea due to the cyclone.
