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Sand mining is banned in Goa. But even when NDTV team filmed openly, nobody blinked an eye. While the private companies who are behind this may profit in the short term, in the long term, though, the impact on environment may be beyond repair.
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Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, Goa is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa is India’s richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. (Wikipedia)
Despite having a coastline that extends over 4,300 miles, India doesn’t attract nearly as many visitors to its beautiful beaches as to its temples and palaces. Perhaps that explains why those beaches are so neglected.
The state’s entire 63-mile coastline is eroded, and some beaches have lost as much as 65 feet of landmass in recent years…
7 beaches to see before they disappear
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