A visit to Kerala’s well-known Varkala Beach turned upsetting for travel vlogger Sachin K Dhir. He shared a video on Instagram showing the beach covered with plastic bottles, food packets, wrappers and
beer cans across the sand. In the clip, Dhir looks disturbed, questions why people continue to treat famous tourist spots so carelessly and urges local authorities to take steps to keep the beach clean.
After the video gained attention, another user reposted it and tagged Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. The individual was concerned about the poor condition of such a beautiful beach and asked for strict action against those who litter. He questioned why people respect cleanliness in foreign countries but fail to do the same in India. They demanded strict rules to protect nature.
Beach Once Clean, Now Ruined By Trash From Visitors
In the clip, Sachin K Dhir says, “I am very disappointed. This is shameful. Right now, I am in Kerala at the very beautiful Varkala Beach, but after coming here, I feel disappointed. The entire beach is covered in garbage. There are plastic bottles, wrappers, beer cans and all kinds of waste everywhere. Even at night, I saw trash all along the cliffside side and I honestly don’t understand why people behave like this. There was a time when this beach used to be very clean, but if you come today, you will find garbage everywhere. Anyone who has visited places like Thailand, Bali or Vietnam will agree that this beach is truly beautiful. But people have ruined it by littering, which is pathetic.”
“When you come to a place close to nature, to feel peace and calm. It should be clean and pleasant. Instead, people come here, make it dirty and leave without any shame. The cliff is so beautiful, yet seeing all this makes you not want to visit a place where people lack basic civic sense. People often say travel within India, but when you see this, it is upsetting. I request the Varkala Beach management to take strict action, stop people from bringing food and drinks, and pay attention to cleanliness, because this is one of India’s most beautiful beaches. Earlier, when mostly foreign tourists visited, it stayed clean. Ever since Indian tourists started coming in large numbers, it has turned into trash,” the traveller added.
The individual who posted the video of Sachin K Dhir on X (Formerly Twitter), wrote, “It is with great disappointment that I am sharing this video of the beautiful, enchanting Varkala beach. Can you please instruct authorities to give a high penalty to anyone who litters beautiful Mother Nature? Can we have strict laws which bring fear to litter like this? It is very shameful that the same Indians who keep other countries clean litter in India. Why? Is it because they don’t have any fear? They don’t care? Are they not educated? We need to find a solution now. Our next generation deserves much more. Our Earth deserves respect. The sea creatures need to live.”
Dear @pinarayivijayan ji,
It is with great disappointment that I am sharing this video of the beautiful enchanting Varkala beach.
Can you please instruct authorities to give a high penalty to anyone who litters beautiful mother nature? Can we have strict laws which bring fear… pic.twitter.com/5fHjm1r83k
— Fundamental Investor ™
Nitin Gadkari Praised For Well-Maintained Highway
While Varkala Beach is littered with garbage, another video from Kerala is getting attention for a very different reason. It shows National Highway 66 looking clean well well-maintained and organised, under the leadership of Nitin Gadkari, the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India.
The video posted on X (Formerly Twitter) came with the caption, “NH66 in Kerala. This is the new Kerala. All thanks to Nitin Gadkari for the support and the state government for sharing LA costs and deciding to do it in 45m rather than the earlier decided 30m. Hope more NHs in Kerala is widened soon.”
NH66 in Kerala
Varkala Beach is famous because it is the only beach in Kerala with a cliff, which is 80 feet high and is unique due to its special geological features. It shows changes in the sea and soil over time. Because of its rare formations, UNESCO has recognised the cliff as a Geopark. These areas with unique geology are preserved for science and education. While there are 90 UNESCO Geoparks worldwide, the Varkala cliff is the first in India.
