Do not let little children out of sight near any water bodies. Keep the play area completely separate, they should not be allowed to run or play near pools as they can slip. Lifeguards need to be especially alert even post swim sessions, if children are in the vicinity, which very often happens to be near pools in buildings.

As summer is in full force, there will be swim sessions in lakes and ponds. This is not advisable at all, as currents are deceptive and many a time, waters look deceptively calm.

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Even learning lessons need to be taken under strict supervision with qualified coaches. We have read so many reports of youngsters drowning even in shallow waters cavorting around sea shores on beaches as they lose track of distance from shore or are pulled in.

Housing societies must have signage ‘no playing’ around the pool and if possible, have a small, collapsible fence which can be put up during off-swim hours. Most important though is vigil. Security and guards must have their antennae up.