As the number of drowning cases in quarries increases, Chief Minister Pramod said on Monday that his government has already started to fence the quarries. While people may visit Fall during monsoon, they are advised not to swim into water.
The state government has taken all measures disaster management Two magistrates had issued orders banning swimming in waterfalls, abandoned quarries, rivers, lakes and other bodies of water only a day before.
These quarries have been left by those involved in illegal quarry operations. He said these quarries will be fenced using disaster management funds from the government. “,”he said The chief minister announced that it had commenced fencing and would be completed in 2 months.
No one should go swimming in these quarries as it is very risky. Some of these quarries are extremely deep and even some swimmers who went into them died inside.
According to Sawant, the Directorate of Mines and Geology (DMG) has asked all legal lease holders of mines to do this so as to prevent such incidents from happening at their sites.
Sawant however stated that the Goa government cannot put such measures in every waterfall for safety purposes. “We will place a sign board that will read no swimming at the falls,” he explained
On monsoon preparedness sawant presides over National Disaster Management Authority meeting at Mantraya Porvorim. Our two airports have developed emergency work plans capable responding fast enough, “He said.”
During the preparations for monsoons, the Chief Secretary along with Revenue Minister held meetings with different departments.’ As part of this preparation for rainy season,the state Government allocated Rs100000,Rs50000,and Rs25000 to Panaji Municipal Corporation,various municipalities and panchayats respectively,”said Sawant.“We have more funding available.”
Sawant confirmed that police forces as well as fire department personnel have trained four hundred “Apada Mitras” to deal with the damages of monsoon. They are having 11 multi-purpose cyclone shelters in the state. “These can accommodate upto 500 people,”added CM.
