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Goa Government To Crackdown On Drinking Of Alcohol On Beaches Following Drowning Of Two Tourists
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Nov 13, 2019, 01:37 PM | Updated 01:37 PM IST
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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday (12 November) warned of a crackdown on drinking of alcohol on Goa's beaches, saying the recent drowning of two tourists off Morjim beach, was on account of swimming drunk.
Speaking to reporters in Panaji, Sawant also said that additional police force had been pressed into beach safety duties to prevent any further drowning of tourists.
"From now on, there will be enforcement of the law to prevent people from drinking on beaches,” Sawant told reporters.
In January this year, the Goa cabinet had passed a law banning consumption of alcohol in public places and assured a crackdown on 'boozing' on beaches and other tourist sites in the coastal state, which attracts nearly eight million tourists every year.
Drinking in public in Goa now attracts a fine of Rs 2000 as well as a three month imprisonment.
Sawant also said, that additional police personnel would be patrolling the beaches to ensure that people do not drink and swim.
The Chief Minister also said, that the two persons who drowned off North Goa's Morjim beach on Saturday (9 November) had been drunk, which led to the drowning.
(This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text. Only the headline has been changed.)
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