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States » WestPosted at: Dec 13 2019 10:06PM


Drishti contract extended till June 2022

Panaji, Dec 13 (UNI) Goa Government has granted an extension to Drishti to continue to manage Beach Lifeguarding and Water Safety Services for a further period of three years till June 30, 2022.
In a statement, Ravi Shankar, Execcutive Director, Drishti Marine, said, “In 2008 when the contract was first drawn out to move lifeguarding operations from a government purview to a private contract, it was done with the belief that a highly skilled operation was the need of the hour with Goa’s tourist profile and footfall. With 32 years of experience in marine management and the past 11 years in lifeguarding and water safety services, Drishti has built the operation from the ground up, with a comprehensive network that runs from the northern most tip to the last southern beaches of Goa. 105kms of coastline have seen a reduction of drowning incidents by 99 per cent and to date 5000+ lives have been saved. Today’s announcement comes as a testament to this record. We are indeed grateful to the Goa government for recognizing our work and assure all visitors’ safety on the coastline.”
“Drishti complies with the tender requirement of 90 per cent Goans and recruitment is done from among the local youth. Training is carried out by the Special Rescue Training Academy, certified and accredited under International Rescue Instructors Authority (IRIA), Canada, with NLS Australia lifeguarding standards that have been customized for Indian conditions. Sreta is now a training partner to NSDC. This is Drishti’s commitment to upskilling the youth of Goa. Lifeguards are also trained to use international standard rescue equipment; boards, jet skis, beach patrolling jeeps, quick response walkie-talkies, international standard systems of flags and alert codes,” he said.
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