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Act against those picnicking near abandoned quarries

A young police constable from Porvorim who had gone for a picnic along with a group of friends was reportedly drowned while bathing in a water-filled quarry at Tivim on Sunday evening.

Well, today most youngsters are habitually seen going for their weekend group picnics near such dangerous abandoned quarries, ponds, waterfalls, rivers, lakes/similar natural water bodies across the state, especially during the monsoons and misbehaving like senseless uneducated zombies after consuming alcohol and finally getting drowned at such isolated places. I therefore personally feel that the government should take a very serious note of the above fact and take a strict action against such type of irresponsible people, impose hefty fines, if not put them behind bars for consuming alcohol and going for picnics in groups to have bath during the monsoons at such isolated dangerous places to have fun in different parts of the state and prevent further tragedies from occurring in Goa in future.



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Swimming in quarries is fraught with danger

ADELMO FERNANDES, Vasco
Published Jun 16, 2025, 7:26 PM IST
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An outing turned tragic for a group of friends as one of them “ a police constable reportedly drowned in a quarry at Sirsaim on Sunday. There needs to be a ban on swimming in quarries since in the past several deaths due to drowning in stone quarries, which are filled with rainwater.  Swimming in a quarry can be as dangerous for various reasons. If one is jumping into the water from a height, the jump can put the person into shock. There could also be sharp rocks under…

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