With fresh Covid cases and high vaccination coverage, most beaches in the Udupi district, including the Padubidri endpoint, have registered a large increase in the legs.
Weekend drawing many people.
Water sports activities have continued, while eating stalls have been reopened at Malpe Beach and St Mary Island.
Sudesh Shetty, a rental representing spell tourism development company at Malpe Beach, said tourists arrived in large quantities.
“On Sundays, there are around 6,000 visitors to the beach,” Shetty said.
“We are rebuilding to meet tourist and job requirements on the ongoing infrastructure (Eight each in the parking area and beach).
Ferry services that connect the beach of Malpe and St Mary Island are launched about 10 days ago.
The signboard is being placed and the swimming area on the Malpe beach has been identified and will be marked immediately, said Shetty.
Malpe beach has about five dedicated coast guards other than 30 men who manage water sports activities.
This 30-30 also doubles as a coast guard.
“Coastal Guard Alert and on Sundays three tourists were saved by drowning on Malpe Beach,” he said.
This season, various water games such as jet-ski, banana rides, zorbing, beach kayaks and parasailings have been introduced.
“While Beach Malpe saw a large crowd, the number of visitors to St Mary Island had not taken,” Shetty said.
“Last weekend, the ferry made around six trips (65 passengers each) between the beach and the island.”