Home Guards to be Deployed at Popular Beaches in Dakshina Kannada From June 1: Click to Know

The Home Guards and Civil Defence Department will deploy home guards as beach guards across the eight popular beaches in Dakshina Kannada district during monsoon from June 1. The district unit has 70 home guards in the disaster management unit that would function as per the direction of the Deputy Commissioner in coordination with the police and Fire and Emergency Services Departments to avert any natural disaster.

The guards who will be deployed have been given proper training to attend to calamities. Prominent beaches, including Someshwara, Mogaveerapatna, Ullala, Fathima, Tannirbhavi, Panambur, Surathkal, and Sasihithlu would have two beach guards each at two shifts, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. from June 1. Tourists not aware of the sea and beach conditions tend to enter the waters thereby putting themselves in danger. The beach guards would warn those entering the waters to be on safer side and if required, would assist them