Water sports activities suspended along South Goa coast

Posted on December 5, 2017 by crtgoa9020

Unseasonal high tides may be just the small window of phenomena that is to come

 

http://www.navhindtimes.in/water-sports-activities-suspended-along-south-goa-coast/

Unseasonal’ high tide occurring at ‘regular’ intervals, on account of the cyclonic storm Ockhi and super moon phenomenon, continued to wreak havoc along South Goa’s beaches.

Beaches from Majorda, Betalbatim, Colva to Benaulim, Varca and Cavelossim were severely affected.

Several shacks at Varca were flooded with seawater forcing the operators to shift tables, chairs, refrigerators and other belongings to safer zones.

“On the first day when the seawater-level rose, it wasn’t so high but the last night we were forced to empty the shack because the seawater was not only entering but was also displacing the chairs and tables,” said a worker at the Fatrade beach.

Shack operators said they have incurred huge loss running into some lakhs.

Water sports activities along the entire coast were also suspended as warning was issued not to venture into the sea.

A Drishti lifeguard posted at Benaulim said that a warning has been issued not to allow people to venture into the sea from Saturday till Wednesday this week.

The low-lying shacks were the most affected owing to their proximity to the seawater. Though the rise in the seawater-level began late Sunday evening, the increase in the level was clearly visible even till 11 am on Monday.

A manager of Ocean Avenue shack on the Vaddi beach at Benaulim said that the tourist flow has reduced following the ‘flooding.’

“This is for the first time the seawater level has risen so much during the season. I haven’t seen it this much even during the monsoon seasons. Tourists usually come to the shacks in the morning, at around 10 am, and then later in the evening watch the sunset. But ever since this phenomenon has occurred, barely anyone is coming,” said the manager.

The locals and shack operators opined that the   cyclonic storm and the full moon were the reasons for the rise in the seawater level on Sunday evening.

They were seen bracing for the next two days with beach beds and other items being taken away from the shore as a precautionary measure.

 

 

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Cyclone leaves sand erosion and damaged beach shacks in its wake

Posted on December 5, 2017 by crtgoa9020

Everybody including TTAG seems to be giving their two bits of advice . Has TTAG ever spoken of the violations that its member hotels indulge in ? Its very easy to tell others where they should be located etc. Tell your own members first TTAG and don’t venture into areas that are not of your concern

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Fragile coastline, tourism activities keep businessmen busy

Posted on December 4, 2017 by crtgoa9020

While shack owners are aggrieved by the unprecedented swell of the tide into their shacks with disastrous consequences, they have blamed the Goa Coastal Zone Management Authority(GCZMA) for not heeding their request to locate them on higher ground.

Most temporary structures catering to a sizeable section of tourists have been affected by the upheaval caused by a very severe cyclone Ockhi during the last two days.

“If only the GCZMA had heeded to our demand to locate the shacks slightly higher on the beach, we would have been spared these huge losses,” said Cruz Cardozo, president of shack owners welfare association.

 Shack owners along the coastal belt estimate that their losses could run into lakhs of rupees, even as the issue of a safer location has been raked up in the past.

But, GCZMA officials said that the shacks had been shifted closer to the water line as the beach is shrinking. “This has been thought of due to trampling of sand dune areas. There should be adequate distance between sand dunes and shacks, so that dune formation is not affected,” an official said.

“On Sunday, it was supposed to be the lowest of the low tide and water level should have been 20 metres lower this time. But, the sea is as rough as in the monsoon and the water rose as if at high tide,” a local fisherman told TOI.
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From up North to down South beach shacks bear natures brunt

Posted on December 4, 2017 by crtgoa9020
Yes , rough weather has been the cause of destruction, however, can we blame only the cyclone? what about the man made disasters we have staring at us? is it right to use the sand to raise the shacks? Is it right to let the sewage form our hotels to be let out into the sea? don’t these amount to environmental destruction?
All stake holders on the beach big and small have to be responsible and have to do their part to preserve our coasts
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EDM expected to get final nod

Posted on December 1, 2017 by crtgoa9020

An EDM that projects 40,000 thousand people promotes Goa? or does it promote drugs, alcohol and women? What kind of security can police even dream of providing such large crowds of people?

http://www.navhindtimes.in/timeout-72-hours-edm-expected-to-get-final-nod/

 

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Goa among safest states in the country, says NCRB data

Posted on December 1, 2017 by crtgoa9020

This government is surviving on fudged statistics. Its a well know fact that police try and settle cases without even registering them . This gives the state a clean and safe record. we know the reality is a different picture

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa/goa-among-safest-states-in-the-country-says-ncrb-data/articleshow/61871334.cms

 From crimes against women to those committed against children and senior citizens, from cyber offences to robberies, rapes and murders, Goa has recorded a decline in cases across different offences, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) 2016 data released on Thursday.

The state has emerged among the safest in the country. It ranked a low 28th nationally for the low number of crimes in the state in 2016 as compared to other states and Union territories.

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The violations of IPC reported in Goa dropped from 4,466 in 2014 to 2,692 in 2016. Goa emerged safer compared to even other smaller states like Tripura, which have nearly twice Goa’s population, but had registered more crimes. Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep were the only states more peaceful than Goa.

But, it was rash and negligent driving that turned out to be the biggest killer in the state, killing more persons compared to any other offence. As per the NCRB 2016 report, 257 persons lost their lives due to rash and negligent driving, while another 511 received simple or grevious injuries because of rash driving.

As a state, the percentage share Goa contributed to the total crimes reported in the country remained steady since 2014 at 0.1%. But the figures showed improvement over the previous two years. For instance, 43 crimes were committed against senior citizens in Goa in 2016, down from 73 in 2014. Crimes against children declined from 330 in 2014 to 230 last year. Crimes reported by women dropped sharply from 508 in 2014 to 371 in 2016.

The state remained peaceful with not a single case of disturbing public tranquility like communal, sectarian, industrial or student rioting reported in 2016.

The number of murders reported were down to 30 in 2016, from 34 two years ago.

Though Goa saw fewer violent crimes, the state saw reporting of thefts, burglaries, cheating and other frauds. In 2016, 2,295 people fell victim to offences related to property.

And though 60 people were booked under Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Goa was far behind states like Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra when it came to cases reported involving drugs.

Goa, in fact, saw a much higher number of 799 for violation of the Gambling Act.

 

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