The State government has now temporarily decided to ban public entry into all wildlife sanctuaries and waterfalls until further orders in response to two recent drowning deaths at Mainapi waterfall in the remote Netravali village of Sanguem taluka. Well, the reason why most people (especially the youngsters) lose their lives during the monsoons every year is because they consume alcohol and create nuisance at such hinterland tourist spots despite knowing fully well that these places are actually meant for trekking & not to organize their group picnics in Goa. I therefore personally feel that the State government instead of coming out with some one-sided temporary decisions i.e. banning public entry into all wildlife sanctuaries & waterfalls for a while, should henceforth go to take strict action (if not put them behind bars) against people who are found carrying alcohol and going for their weekend group picnics at such isolated hinterland places if it really wants to stop innocents from dying due to drowning incidents during the monsoon.
