The MMB has said that the response from citizens for water sports facilities that started earlier this year has been quite decent.
Terming the wave pattern at Aksa beach unsuitable, the Maharashtra Maritime Board (MMB) has shot down the scope for water sports facilities at Aksa beach in Malad, that include joy rides like that of jet ski, sofa ride along with banana ride.
The MMB has said that the response from citizens for water sports facilities that started earlier this year has been quite decent. They start at a minimal rate of Rs 200. An MMB official said, “The response at Juhu beach has been quite satisfactory, and now we are also planning to start water sports activities at several beaches in Palghar district.”
The MMB official added, “However, at Aksa beach we had got one proposal but we feel it will not be safe to start water sport facilities there due to unsuitable sea-water wave pattern. Unlike Juhu, at Aksa beach the sea-condition is very rough. The waves pattern at Aksa is such where water goes in, and suddenly comes out in force, something that is not visible in Juhu due to several marine factors.”
Several activities like that of boosting coastal tourism by the coast in the state were finalised by MMB in its Maharashtra Water Sports Policy in the year 2015 wherein several models were drafted for boosting and regulating the coastal water activities. Not only water sport facilities, MMB has decided to as many as floatels also known as floating hotels off coast in the state to boost coastal tourism in the state.
HOW IT WORKS
Water sport facilities are operated by private operators appointed by state maritime board. In city, water sport activities started earlier this year at Juhu beach
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