KOLKATA: Kolkata Police has charted an 11-point standard operating procedure for safer rowing activities at Rabindra Sarobar and demanded its immediate implementation before resuming rowing that are under suspension since death of two young rowers — Pushan Sadhukhan (14) and Souryadeep Chatterjee — at the lake 10 days ago.
The SOP highlights the need of adequate emergency drill for trainees as well as the cox, the person in charge of a rowing boat. It states that rowing clubs should organise minimum competency tests of trainees to ensure they can swim in light clothing, tread water, stay under water and retrieve an object from adequate depth as per international norms.
