Goa, Aug. 31 -- As Goa's iconic beaches disappear grain by grain into the Arabian Sea, the state government has launched an ambitious rescue mission to save its tourism lifeline. The Water Resources Department has proposed a comprehensive coastal protection plan targeting erosion-hit beaches from Morjim to Palolem and floated a Request for Proposal for selection of a consultant to design and oversee the critical mitigation measures. With the state's 105-kilometre coastline under siege from relentless wave action, tidal surges, rising sea levels, and mounting human pressures including unregulated construction and illegal sand mining, this protection plan represents a last-ditch effort to stabilise beaches, protect biodiversity, and safegua...