MARGAO, Feb. 27 -- Team Herald

The River Sal, Salcete's lifeline, faces severe pollution. Raw sewage, thermacol boxes and plastic is ruining its health.

Environmentalists and local citizens have voiced deep concern over the escalating pollution levels in the River Sal and say that the government has turned a Nelson's eye to the illegalities and very little effort has been made to clean its tarnished reputation as Goa's most polluted river.

There is growing evidence that the river is slowly dying due to the continuous pollution, with sewage from various housing societies and hotels being discharged into the water, as many of these establishments lack proper sewage treatment systems.

According to residents, the government has allowed co...