Goas popular beaches were besieged by glass and other waste after easing of Covid-19 norms, as post-lockdown, tourists and others hit the bottle with vengeance. Palolem topped with a 3,103% increase in glass waste while Calangute had a 559% increase in litter.
These are findings
The survey found an exponential increase inbeachlitter. A part of it may have come from the sea or rivers. After Goas beaches became notorious as the most littered ones, recently implemented initiatives for better beach management have made a difference.