In an attempt to keep Goa’s coastline spotless and hygienic, the state government will reportedly spend a whopping sum of Rs 90 crore for cleaning fifty beach stretches for the next five years.
This must be considered a huge amount of public funds being spent for cleaning the beaches which is primarily littered by visitors to the beaches.
Litter on the beaches isn’t just an eyesore, it can be dangerous too. Sharp pieces of metal and glass, which can easily be hidden in the sand, can cause serious injuries. It is said that ‘prevention is better than cure’.
Prevention of littering our beaches will save the State huge sums spent in beach cleaning operations. It is learnt that the Department of Tourism on Thursday launched the ‘Beach Vigil App’ in a bid to enhance beach management and address various beach-related issues.
The App focuses on timely reporting and resolution on issues like drinking on the beach, hawkers selling food items on the beach, littering of the beach sand among others. It would be necessary to have beach sentinels who could be given access to this mobile app so that any illegalities are immediately reported to the police by the sentinels with photographic evidence.
