Tourist season in Goa, India was in jeopardy after an unidentified ship dropped into the coastal waters of the State tonnes of waste oil. It is reported by Associated Press.
According to Indian authorities, the dumping of pollutants into the Arabian Sea occurred about three days ago. Since then, under the influence of wind and waves, spent fuel mixed with water, forming a specific resinous mass, which clouded several popular beaches of Goa, including - Colva, Candolim and Calangute.
According to ecologists, the thickness of the oil cover, formed on the beaches, is 15 centimeters.To eliminate the consequences of discharge of oil connected to hundreds of public servants of the state. However, clean beaches from oil they still can not - the waves throw away all the new oil waste.
Discharge of spent fuel in the open sea is a common practice in shipping, but this time the number caught in the waste water exceeded the permitted limits, noted in National Institute of Oceanography of India. Coastal Survey of India looking for the offending vessel, polluted coastal waters of Goa.
Meanwhile, Indian tour operators have already expressed concern that the news of the contamination popular beaches could discourage tourists wish to visit this year the resorts of Goa. This Indian state is one of the most popular tourist destinations. As the AP, Goa annually attracts over 2,5 million tourists from Britain, Israel, Russia and other countries.
Tourist season in Goa begins in October.
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