Some stretches of the beach-belt have been turned into concrete jungles, and mining pollution remains uncontrolled. Some 7727 bars dot this small state, and the social price of alcoholism is all but evident. Government jobs have become a saleable commodity. With the police politicised and corrupted, investigations into crime have been affected. Goa's bloated bureaucracy is seen as insensitive to public needs, business and other lobbies have come out on top, and ad hoc decision-making has contributed to the financial bankruptcy of the State.
Politicians are quick to wash their hands once out of office.
Dr Luis Proto Barbosa, headed a government which made a mess of Goa's Konkan Railway route. Just see the notings on the file. Left with no means to get even, citizens hit back in their own style. On the other hand, celebrants of the local Carnival festival spared no chance to parody politicians in February. One float labelled 'Poly-tickle Carnival' depicted a man with a big bag marked with a dollar sign.