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Published on : Tuesday, September 8, 2020
The Madhya Pradesh government has allowed recommencement of water tourism in the state with 50 per cent capacity, urging boat and cruise operators to stringently follow COVID-19 prevention guidelines.
Water tourism activities in Madhya Pradesh were closed since March with the implementation of lockdown measures for limiting the spread of the deadly viral infection.
“Boats and cruises used for tourism and water sports at various locations in Madhya Pradesh can now be run with 50 per cent of the total capacity of tourists,” said the state tourism department’s principal secretary Shivshekhar Shukla.
Boat operators and their staff will have to go for regular medical check-ups and present self-declaration forms that if found infected with corona virus, they will inform the local administration and management, right away.
Guidelines issued to avert the spread of COVID-19 will have to be followed during the operation of water sports facilities, Shukla said.
Boat operators will also have to maintain a record of visitors and tourists, including their names, contact numbers, address, body temperature and Aadhaar card number.
They would also require sanitizing their boats and other equipment after every use, and entry on a boat club campus without a mask will not be allowed. Everyone present on the boat club campus will need to follow the social distancing norms. Visitors will be permitted entry in the boat club through paperless tickets.