It's a sheer coincidence that when the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) concerning pollution of the water body was scheduled to come up for hearing in the High Court on Wednesday, the Colva creek was in the news back at the world-famous Colva beach.
Reason: Locals, as well as the petitioner in the High Court, activist Judith Almeida, pointed out that wastewater from the creek had made its way onto the beach, occupying a sizeable stretch of the shore. To alleviate the problem plaguing the beach over the last two days, local stakeholders dug a trench on the beach to channel the water entering the beach from the creek into the sea.
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