Police officers during security drill on Puri beach.
BHUBANESWAR: Police conducted a security drill at Blue Flag beach in Puri on Thursday and assured the tourists for round the clock police assistance. Cops interacted with tourists and sensitized them to take the help of the lifeguards while bathing in the sea.
“Our focus is to make tourists feel safe on the beach. Lifeguards demonstrated their emergency rescue skills and were asked to remain vigilant to prevent drowning mishaps,” Puri superintendent of police Kanwar Vishal Singh said.
Copenhagen-based Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE) had accorded Blue Flag certification to 900-metre Golden Beach from Digabareni to Mayfair Hotel on October 11. It is Odisha’s first Blue Flag beach with the state government promoting it in a big way to attract more tourists, mostly foreigners.