Tar balls make their annual polluted landings on Goa’s beaches
Morning walkers on the soft white sands of Velsao beach, untarnished by the pitfalls of irresponsible tourism, screamed out “Black sea, black sea”. The waters were jet black and were rapidly brought to the shore by the tides depositing the polluted water onto the sands. Goa, the first State to have an oil spill contingency plan, has an annual feature of beaches getting tar ball hit.