Drowning of teenagers brings back focus on safety at beaches in Puducherry
The HinduThe drowning of four teenagers, including two sisters, on the eve of New Year at sea near Seagulls Restaurant off the New Port, has brought back to focus the necessity of creating awareness about dangers of swimming in sea and the adequate deployment of swimmers or divers near prominent tourist beaches in Puducherry. In the last two years alone, 23 people drowned while swimming in the sea from the beach area stretching from the Chief Secretariat to the Pondy Marina area. According to sources at the District Collectorate and Police Department, the necessity for proper deployment of swimmers and divers was stressed in official meetings held prior to New Year celebrations. The tour operator said tourists are very keen on swimming at sea near the Chief Secretariat and Seagulls area, especially after beach nourishment was taken up.
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