VIZAG matters - Sohan Hatangadi's Blog

Please leave our beach alone In the 1970’s, ‘80s and early ‘90s one went to the RK beach for some peace and quiet, it was a place for reflection, for rejuvenation and for recharging the spirits of those who wanted to take a short break from the hustle and bustle of the city. A place for recreation It is difficult to believe but the beach was lonely and quiet then. All sorts of Vizagites went there during the day or night. Businessmen irked with the pressures of work life rode their rickety Vespas to the beach road and parked there for a while. Listening to the sounds of the waves they found some solace. After puffing on a Charminar, they went back to work greatly refreshed. In the late afternoons, young men and women, with raging hormones, sat on the sand necking. As evening descended, a couple of beat constables set out on their bicycles to cover their territory from RK Beach to Palm Beach. No fancy “beach police” cooling their heels in jeeps like now. When they cycle co...

Here is a device that could help sharply cut down "nuisance". At the same time it could reduce population!