Prakash Kamat in Panaji
July 11- The Drishti Marine, Goa government appointed professional beach safety agency on Thursday warned tourists and people not to venture into sea during monsoons in the coastal tourist State.
The advisory comes following alert by Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) that heavy rains and winds would lash at Goa this week.
The agency further alerts people not to venture into the sea and on rocky areas. Drishti Marine has instructed people not to venture into the sea during this week to next week.
According to the IMD,Goa Centre heavyd winds is likely to occur over north and south Goa over the next few days with wave swells rising to 3.5 meters – 4.3 meters. The State will also witness thundershowers.
Red flags have been posted across all beaches under Drishti’s surveillance indicating that these are strictly non-swim zones.
Drishti strongly advises people to avoid wading in the sea and to avoid rocky areas, cliffs and hills on the shoreline. These are very slippery during monsoon season and also wave height, intensity and frequencies are very high and one can easily get washed out.
All rocky areas including those in and around Anjuna, Vagatore, Tiracol in North Goa are out of bounds during the monsoons.
Drishti especially cautioned adults to keep a very close eye on children while on the beach and to not allow children to venture into the waters unattended, no matter how shallow it may be.
Mr. Ravi Shankar, CEO, Drishti Marine said, “Drishti Marine monitors sea conditions on a daily basis and keeps a close tab on the weather. The team of lifeguards present along the coast are monitoring the weather conditions constantly and is trained to carry out rescues even in rough weather”.(eom)
July 11- The Drishti Marine, Goa government appointed professional beach safety agency on Thursday warned tourists and people not to venture into sea during monsoons in the coastal tourist State.
The advisory comes following alert by Indian Meteorological Department(IMD) that heavy rains and winds would lash at Goa this week.
The agency further alerts people not to venture into the sea and on rocky areas. Drishti Marine has instructed people not to venture into the sea during this week to next week.
According to the IMD,Goa Centre heavyd winds is likely to occur over north and south Goa over the next few days with wave swells rising to 3.5 meters – 4.3 meters. The State will also witness thundershowers.
Red flags have been posted across all beaches under Drishti’s surveillance indicating that these are strictly non-swim zones.
Drishti strongly advises people to avoid wading in the sea and to avoid rocky areas, cliffs and hills on the shoreline. These are very slippery during monsoon season and also wave height, intensity and frequencies are very high and one can easily get washed out.
All rocky areas including those in and around Anjuna, Vagatore, Tiracol in North Goa are out of bounds during the monsoons.
Drishti especially cautioned adults to keep a very close eye on children while on the beach and to not allow children to venture into the waters unattended, no matter how shallow it may be.
Mr. Ravi Shankar, CEO, Drishti Marine said, “Drishti Marine monitors sea conditions on a daily basis and keeps a close tab on the weather. The team of lifeguards present along the coast are monitoring the weather conditions constantly and is trained to carry out rescues even in rough weather”.(eom)
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