Bribes were surely paid to operate for long. Now add a registration fee.
Worse, water sports ruin the peace of beaches for simple folk. The smell of partly burnt kerosene from boats, pestering touts make a visit to the beach painful. The icing on the cake are the whistling lifeguards.
The 'sports' could at least be regulated and restricted to just some areas
It's not about registrations only. Govt should ensure that only people with a qualification and certification from a recognised institute of water sports are permitted to conduct watersports and related activity
In light of the Sunday's tragic death at Arambol; if one queries "Arambol" in YouTube; The top Search results are :
a) One Night with a Russian Girl (multiples of)
b) Russian Beach
c) Hidden Nude Beach
Chapri Youtubers are the biggest grave danger to Tourism in Goa.
Lack of proper governance, no political will at all.
Bribes were surely paid to operate for long. Now add a registration fee.
Worse, water sports ruin the peace of beaches for simple folk. The smell of partly burnt kerosene from boats, pestering touts make a visit to the beach painful. The icing on the cake are the whistling lifeguards.
The 'sports' could at least be regulated and restricted to just some areas
It's not about registrations only. Govt should ensure that only people with a qualification and certification from a recognised institute of water sports are permitted to conduct watersports and related activity
Ironically, Goa has the National Water Sports Institute. Let's pray for 2 minutes for Irony.