“Safety measures are getting neglected every now and then” has again been proved with this sad tourist boat tragedy in the Godavari. People should understand that safety efforts should start with them rather than from others. Furthermore, ruling regimes and other parties like officials concerned should take extra care of such difficult situations, implementing all the possible safety methods.
Located on the peripheries of water bodies like river, canal, sea, my native areas such as Tiruchendur, Korkai in Tamil Nadu have so far come across many tragic incidents like boat tragedies and those locals, fitted to stand up to such situations have come to the rescue of tragedy victims on various occasions. Similarly, immediate help, safety measures and emergency services all will go a long way in the matter of saving the people in distress.
P SENTHIL S DURAI
Mumbai
