Panjim Carnival 2023.  Photo: Rohan Fernandes
Art & Culture

Panjim carnival floats bring to fore social and health issues

From save salt pans to water, these floats served as eye-openers

Roxanne D'silva
SAVE OUR TRADITIONAL SALT PANS (MITTACHE AGOR)

This was the message of Arpora's, Mainath Bhatti Group, float which attributed increasing labour costs, industrial competition and water pollution to the dying trade of making traditional salt.

Goa|Panjim Carnival|Drinking| Accidents

DON'T DRINK & DRIVE

This float depicted the dangers of drunken driving and passed on a terse message: The devil lives in a bottle, don’t let cheers turn into tears.

Goa|Panjim Carnival|Earth|Water

SAVE WATER

Future wars will be for water and this float went on to depict the urgency of saving this precious resource.  

Goa|Panjim Carnival|Plastics| Garbage

SAY NO TO PLASTICS

Rid Goa of garbage and plastics was the message of the float by Goa State Urban Development Agency.

Goa|Panjim Carnival|Health| Millets

EAT MILLETS, STAY HEALTHY

A float by Sameti-Goa State Agriculture Management and Extension Training Institution, Old Goa, focused on health benefits of consuming millets.

Goa|Panjim Carnival|Fatty foods| Diabetes

AVOID HIGH-FAT FOODS

This floats urged people to avoid unhealthy foods and keep away diabetes, which is the mother of all health complications.

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