Tuesday 17 Jun 2025

Act against those picnicking near abandoned quarries

JERRY FERNANDES, Saligao | JUNE 16, 2025, 07:27 PM IST

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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