In absence of cops, hawkers, photographers make merry
MARGAO
The world famous Colva beach played host to mixed waste during the weekend, which was washed ashore by the waves.
And, the iconic beach also saw migrant hawkers and beach photographers making merry on the beach for want of any enforcement by the agencies.
Visitors as well as local residents pointed out that they had to walk with caution on the beach with the mixed waste strewn all over the beach.
A local fishermen pointed out that the waste has been washed ashore on Saturday and causing nuisance to the visitors. “The waste must have been washed ashore from the sea and it would go back in the sea during the tide,” the fishermen said.
Meanwhile, there seemed no end to the presence of migrant hawkers on the Colva beach despite announcements of crack down announced by the Tourism Department. In fact, neither the tourist police nor the Colva police were seen around on the beach to keep the illegal migrant hawkers at bay.
Meanwhile, the Colva beach played host to beach photographers, who make a fast buck by taking pictures of the domestic tourists. Visitors demanded that the authorities regulated the activities of photography and protect the tourists from being fleeced by the beach photographers.
