Goa beaches set up no selfie zones
Friday - June 22, 2018 4:26 pm ,
Category : HEALTH
Goa beaches set up no selfie zones
Panaji June 22 (IANS) Amid a spate of drownings and accidents along Goa s coastline the state s popular beaches have set up "no selfie" zones an official said on Friday.
The aim of setting up the adequately marked "no selfie" zones is to reduce the number of accidents caused by falls from slippery and rocky areas along the coastline which incidentally also provide a vantage point for selfie and photography enthusiasts Ravi Shankar CEO Drishti Marine a state government-appointed private lifeguard agency manning the state s beaches and other water bodies told IANS.
"The 24 unsafe selfie points with signages which have been identified are located near Baga River Dona Paula Jetty Sinquerim Fort Anjuna Vagator Morjim Ashwem Arambol Kerim and between Bambolim and Siridao (all beaches) in North Goa. In South Goa the signs have been placed at Agonda Bogmalo Hollant Baina Japanese Garden Betul Canaguinim Palolem Khola Cabo De Rama Polem Galgibagh Talpona and Rajbagh (all beaches) " Shankar said.
"Further signage boards are being upgraded with pictorial instructions on flags an emergency toll free number and dos and don ts while visiting the beaches of Goa " he added.
On June 17 two tourists from Tamil Nadu died in two separate incidents while posing for selfies.
The incident tourism ministry officials say expedited the process for setting up the "no selfie" zones.
Goa s beaches attract more than six million tourists every year.
--IANS maya/ksk/bg
The aim of setting up the adequately marked "no selfie" zones is to reduce the number of accidents caused by falls from slippery and rocky areas along the coastline which incidentally also provide a vantage point for selfie and photography enthusiasts Ravi Shankar CEO Drishti Marine a state government-appointed private lifeguard agency manning the state s beaches and other water bodies told IANS.
"The 24 unsafe selfie points with signages which have been identified are located near Baga River Dona Paula Jetty Sinquerim Fort Anjuna Vagator Morjim Ashwem Arambol Kerim and between Bambolim and Siridao (all beaches) in North Goa. In South Goa the signs have been placed at Agonda Bogmalo Hollant Baina Japanese Garden Betul Canaguinim Palolem Khola Cabo De Rama Polem Galgibagh Talpona and Rajbagh (all beaches) " Shankar said.
"Further signage boards are being upgraded with pictorial instructions on flags an emergency toll free number and dos and don ts while visiting the beaches of Goa " he added.
On June 17 two tourists from Tamil Nadu died in two separate incidents while posing for selfies.
The incident tourism ministry officials say expedited the process for setting up the "no selfie" zones.
Goa s beaches attract more than six million tourists every year.
--IANS maya/ksk/bg
