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.

Guidelines for watersports and river cruises in Goa

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.

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