We see tourists despoiling the pristine landscape of Goa, especially in the coastal belt, throwing garbage out of car/bus windows and mucking up our roads and paddy fields. The litter peppered around includes leftover food which is then feasted upon by cattle, dogs and cats which spread it further. Absolute lack of civic sense amongst tourists and lack of effective policing in the beach belt is turning Goa into another UP/Bihar. I request mobile police squads be deployed all over the state to check this menace, as the state is facing a huge problem in managing its own waste. Merely putting up signboards saying that Rs 5,000 will be levied from garbage dumpers will not suffice, you have to walk the talk. Further the village panchayats can employ special garbage collectors to pick up such wayside trash, this initiative can be funded by a small cess imposed upon the villagers. It would be a small price to pay to preserve our environment.
