Mumbai: Coast guards to get cabins with attached toilets

Around 120 security guards, including women, posted at all six public beaches in the city will now have portable cabins attached with toilet facilities. The decision was taken in view of the inconvenience caused to the guards while patrolling the beach.

According to the news of the Free Press Journal, due to lack of toilet facilities and changing rooms, the women guards have to face inconvenience. “Any construction is prohibited in the Coastal Regulation Zone, so we will be renting portable cabins for the next two-three months. The arrangements should have been made earlier, but we will still see to it that the security guards get basic amenities,” said a civic official.

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Efforts to reduce drowning incidents

After the June 12 incident, in which four teenagers lost their lives at Juhu beach, the BMC appointed 120 trained security guards to work in two shifts. They have been deployed in two batches. The first set of 60 guards keep vigil from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm and the second set from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm. Their primary purpose is to prevent citizens and tourists from venturing into the depths of the sea and to reduce the incidence of drowning during rough sea conditions.

The city has six popular beaches at Girgaon, Dadar, Juhu, Versova, Aksa and Gorai. Except for Girgaon and Juhu, the remaining four beaches are considered unsafe due to strong water current, rocky surface and sewage discharge.