Goa resumes water sports and cruises; operators to follow SOPs
Adventure enthusiasts waiting to traverse the Goan waters have a reason to cheer now. According to reports, Goa’s state government has permitted water sports activities and river cruises. However, operators have been told to follow a set of rules strictly laid down by the government.
- Boat occupancy cannot be more than 50 per cent of total capacity.
- Seating should be done keeping in view physical distancing among the people. Seats that are supposed to be kept vacant should be well-marked.
- It is mandatory to perform thermal screening for river cruises. Asymptomatic tourists shall be permitted to board the cruise.
- Boats, life jackets and floating devices have to be sanitised at regular intervals, and social distancing to be observed.
- Entry points to have hand sanitisers. All tourists must self-sanitise before entering the boat/cruise.
Staggered entry and exit of tourists to be practiced to avoid overcrowding.
- River cruises to function with smaller groups and staggered timings.
- In case of water sports, operators are to accept bookings from only those tourists, who do not have a history of COVID-19 infection in the last 28 days.
- Activity operators should ask for details related to age, medical history, COVID-19 tests done in the past, allergies etc. from tourists through a self-declaration form.
- Operators to do online bookings with cashless transactions only.
