There are boys and girls who finish playing Holi but decide to meander onto the beach to continue having fun. While staying on the sand is safe, they conclude that the water will be more fun and make their way to the shoreline, emboldened, they wade further in. Some perch on slippery rocks, confident and not quite realising how precarious this is.

People need to wash off the colour at home, they cannot and should not be wandering into water bodies to wash off Holi colour. There is no merriment in wading into waters that could have questionable depths or currents, one can have the same joy on land at a very safe distance from water.

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Families must reinforce messages like not succumbing to peer pressure and foolish dares, as youngsters may egg on others to get into the water. On some beaches in urban setting signboards and sirens warning revellers not to go into the water at all, may prove to be a small deterrent.

It will take huge awareness, intent and certain punitive measures to dial back these deaths. In the end, the mindset must change as people must be aware of the dangerous potential of deceptively placid waters.