Goa Coastline

Tropical storm Nisarga, which intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" this morning, has made landfall near coronavirus-hit Mumbai. This is the second cyclone to strike India in two weeks and the first such storm to hit the financial capital in over 100 years. No one is allowed to come out in public places like beaches, parks and promenades along...

In a partial relief to promoters of beach shacks along Goa's coastline, the Bombay High Court in Goa on Monday allowed the state government to start the formal process of allotment of beach shacks, while also directing the state government to not hand over final allotment letters until the hearing is concluded.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that concerns raised by state legislators over the Environment Ministry's draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018 are unwarranted.

Sunday night's Supermoon, and not cyclone Ockhi, was responsible for the rise in seawater levels, which damaged the state's coastline and beach shacks, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.

Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, who has earlier blamed outsiders for ruining Goan culture, has now announced that CCTV cameras installation on Goa's beaches had started and in the first phase it would cover the coastline of North Goa.

Biological pollution, especially e-coli, is a matter of concern in Goa's coastal areas, particularly its rivers, an expert said in Panaji.

Marine organisms along Goa's shoreline are facing a threat from the huge plastic debris that gets washed ashore during the monsoon season, says a study by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).

Nearly one-fourth of Goa's 105-km long coastline is affected by erosion, the Rajya Sabha has been told.

Coastline between Worli and Mahim will be expanded with tonnes of sand; BMC promises our beaches will be in the same league as Goa's.On the face of it, the aspirations the civic authorities have for the beaches of the city are bold, but to put it in the words the municipal official used, "Mumbai will soon give tough competition to the beaches of Go...

About 15 kilometres of Goa's famous beaches have been affected by massive sea erosion that is plaguing the state's entire coastline, according to a survey by the Goa government.

It was nine years ago that River Princess, a 240 m ship damaged its hull and got stuck at a Goa beach.

Tropical storm Nisarga, which intensified into a "severe cyclonic storm" this morning, has made landfall near coronavirus-hit Mumbai. This is the second cyclone to strike India in two weeks and the first such storm to hit the financial capital in over 100 years. No one is allowed to come out in public places like beaches, parks and promenades along...

In a partial relief to promoters of beach shacks along Goa's coastline, the Bombay High Court in Goa on Monday allowed the state government to start the formal process of allotment of beach shacks, while also directing the state government to not hand over final allotment letters until the hearing is concluded.

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar has said that concerns raised by state legislators over the Environment Ministry's draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) Notification 2018 are unwarranted.

Sunday night's Supermoon, and not cyclone Ockhi, was responsible for the rise in seawater levels, which damaged the state's coastline and beach shacks, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Wednesday.

Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar, who has earlier blamed outsiders for ruining Goan culture, has now announced that CCTV cameras installation on Goa's beaches had started and in the first phase it would cover the coastline of North Goa.

Biological pollution, especially e-coli, is a matter of concern in Goa's coastal areas, particularly its rivers, an expert said in Panaji.

Marine organisms along Goa's shoreline are facing a threat from the huge plastic debris that gets washed ashore during the monsoon season, says a study by National Institute of Oceanography (NIO).

Nearly one-fourth of Goa's 105-km long coastline is affected by erosion, the Rajya Sabha has been told.

Coastline between Worli and Mahim will be expanded with tonnes of sand; BMC promises our beaches will be in the same league as Goa's.On the face of it, the aspirations the civic authorities have for the beaches of the city are bold, but to put it in the words the municipal official used, "Mumbai will soon give tough competition to the beaches of Go...

About 15 kilometres of Goa's famous beaches have been affected by massive sea erosion that is plaguing the state's entire coastline, according to a survey by the Goa government.

It was nine years ago that River Princess, a 240 m ship damaged its hull and got stuck at a Goa beach.