In Surat, to prevent drowning deaths, entry into 78 waterbodies banned

Keeping in mind the upcoming monsoon season and rise in the cases of deaths due drowning, Surat District Additional Collector Vijay Rabari has issued notification banning entry into 78 water bodies like lakes, ponds, river, canals, and sea in all parts of the district except those coming under Surat police commissioner's jurisdictionThe notification stated that the Home Department has encountered incidents of deaths due to drowning in different water bodies like rivers, lakes, canals, and seas across the state, and that the local authorities should identify such water bodies and issue a notification banning people's entry.Rabari issued a notification on May 8 that states that violators will be strictly punished. The ban will on the entry into the waterbodies will remain till June 7.

- GNS News Agency

The 78 “dangerous places” identified are in Surat's Kamrej, Palsana, Bardoli, Mahuva, Umarpada and Olpad talukas. Tapi river ovaras have been identified in villages like Bhaliyawad, Machhiwad, Thana, Gaypagla, and Galteshwar Mahadev temple; lake areas in villages like Umber, Khandupur, Orna, Segwa, Sarbhon, Vankheda, Itarwa, Mamadev villages, Shanker talavdi, Anaval, Sunsavel, Dholkui, Maya, Kalibel, Verthi, Tadkeshwar, Nigama, Vadod, Areth.Besides, Tapi river banks in villages like V