A fallen hoarding leading up to Ghoghla beach in Diu on Thursday
Diu: Barring monsoon when heavy rains pound Saurashtra coast, Diu always used to be teeming with lakhs of tourists. Guzzling down chilled beer and lazing around on pristine beaches, tourists, most of them from Gujarat, were the main drivers of this scenic Union territory s economy.
One could never get enough of the simple ride on rented scooters as they traversed the roads lined up with coconut trees, which epitomized the beauty of this place.
But drive through the town today and you are greeted with depressing scenes of uprooted trees, hotels with glasses and windows shattered and blown away shades. According to officials, nearly 7,000 trees are lying uprooted on the roads.
Scourie Primary School awarded litter campaign grant By Alan Hendry Published: 10:30, 02 February 2021
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A north west Sutherland primary school is one of three in the Highlands selected to receive grant aid from the environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful to help them tackle litter.
Scourie primary, along with Crossroads in Caithness, and Aldourie, south of Inverness, are among 25 schools across Scotland awarded £200 to help develop and implement clean-up campaigns.
Pupils will be encouraged to carry out local litter surveys or litter picks with their own households as part of their outdoor exercise.Picture: Adobe Stock Images
Crossroads Primary School awarded litter campaign grant from Keep Scotland Beautiful By Alan Hendry Published: 17:00, 31 January 2021
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Crossroads is one of three primary schools in the Highlands to benefit from the anti-litter grant aid.
A Caithness primary school is one of three in the Highlands selected to receive grant aid from the environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful to help them tackle litter.
Crossroads primary, along with Scourie, in north-west Sutherland, and Aldourie, south of Inverness, are among 25 schools across Scotland awarded £200 to help develop and implement clean-up campaigns.