Viju B and Simit Bhagat | TNN

Mumbai: Environmentalists have asked the government to find ways to curb the impact of oil spill that has been systemically destroying the beaches of Alibaug and Mumbai.

Contrary to reports that the authorities have lifted away the tar balls from the affected beach belt, large traces of the oily substance was still found along the Gandaulim-Colva shoreline till date.
Local activists cried foul over the lackadaisical attitude of the authorities to lift away the collected tar balls from the Gandaulim stretch of the Colva beach.

Tar balls have appeared on the beaches of Kihim, Murud-Janjira, Rewas-Mandwa and Kashid, near Alibag in Konkan. This follows the appearance of tar balls on Mumbai

MUMBAI: While Goa has to deal with tar balls that have appeared on its beaches in the past 10 days, similar balls have appeared on the beaches of Kihim, Murud-Janjira, Rewas-Mandwa and Kashid. Some of these beaches, like Kashid, still have pristine white sand and are a favourite hotspot for beachcombers and weekend tourists.

MUMBAI: Be it pomfret, prawn, rawas, ghol, surmai, Bombay duck, lobster or carb, soon seafood lovers can tuck in their marine platter without any hesitation.

BP attempted to place much of the blame for the rig blast that led to the United States

South Goa District Collector, G P Naik has sought a detailed report from the Tourism Department on the plan of action to lift away tar balls collected at various locations along Salcete

Rashme Sehgal

Goa tourism ministry will hand over the tar balls collected from various beaches to an oil refinery.
Talking on the sidelines of NCP

The shipping ministry has asked maritime states to prepare an oil spill contingency plan, in the wake of the recent oil spill off Mumbai coast. The ministry is planning to devise a scheme for utilising oil cess collected by ports for providing assistance to mitigate oil pollution at ports.