The Goa tourism department is planning to enact a law to ban swimming in the sea post sunset and after consumption of alcohol, in the wake of some recent incidents of drowning along the state’s beaches. On Thursday, two Ahmedabad-based students drowned in the Arabian Sea at Candolim beach in north Goa in the early hours. Notably, all these recent incidents occurred after sunset when the beaches were not manned by lifeguards, according to sources. “The law would be enacted to prohibit swimming in the sea after sunset or after consumption of alcohol,” the spokesperson said. All beaches in Goa are constantly manned by trained lifeguards for the safety of tourists from sunrise to sunset, he said.

Source: Hindustan Times September 09, 2017 06:53 UTC