Mumbai: Apart from limited access to the coast during the 2020-induced pandemic locking year, death by sinking 13% in Maharashtra compared to 2019.
Maharashtra has the second number of deaths that sank the second in this country (5,136) afterwards Madhya Pradesh (5,779), Shows data with the National Crime Recording Bureau (NCRB) for 2020.
At least 88% of all deaths related to Maharashtra have been linked to falling in a water body.
“We have pointed to trained coast guards with equipment at six Mumbai beaches, which have far reduced the number of sinks in these locations,” said Hemant Puriab, Head of Fire Extinguisher, Mumbai Fire Brigade.
Beach Lifeguards in Juhu, Gorai, Aksa, Giragaum, Dadar and Versova are involved in 14 rescue operations in the Locking Year.
But the edge of the rocky sea, like Bandra Bandstand, where the coast guards cannot be deployed to remain a challenge.
In June 2020, two young people, Mohnin Shah and Ashraf Chaudhary, sank at the beach of Marve Malad, who did not have a coast guard.
Duo has gone to the beach with a group of friends.
“Sometimes, the accident occurs because of the flouting guidelines.
There is an instance when visitors jump over the barricade to access the beach or slip into the access point,” said Corporator Renu Hansraj, the Ward Civic includes Juhu Beach.
The victim sank on the beach usually students or young adults, in the age group 13-29, officials said.
“Vendor training that operates around the seafront on a basic life-saving technique can work in places where there is no coast guard.
In 2012, we have a training session for vendors in Tungareshwar taught how to save someone stranded in water and cleaning the road His breath.
CPR does not need to be done in all situations, “said Dr.
Rita Savla, who runs non-profit to disaster awareness.
A total of 16 lives are lost in separate examples of upside down boats in the state, NCRB data shows.
Three of them were warehouse employees who had rented a boat to travel unwittingly from Madh to Versova on April 2020, after their employers failed to offer a place to stay.
“Ship nurseries are usually the result of negligence.
The feasibility of the vessel is not checked.
Ship owners can take more passengers without considering the risk of reversed vessels,” said the former Head of Fire Extinguisher P D Karikpikar.
In Mumbai, overflowing and the mine in the Monsun often became a death trap for residents of the slum colonies nearby.
Some deaths of sinking in the country are also examples of suicides.
(With input by Richa Pinto)