panaji tourism director ameya abhyankar has warned of strong action against water sports operators who conduct business during the monsoon period if required he said the boats in use will be impounded and registration cancelled besides prosecuting the owners of the vessels water sports activities are compulsorily shut between june and september for the rainy months when the sea is extremely volatile while most water sports operators close down their operations a few do venture out with the hope of earning extra bucks as tourists also pour in during the rainy season a hotelier in north goa confirmed that water sports activities are completely shut during the monsoon and while some might like to take a risk it is not so easy besides life guards patrolling the beaches irb personnel are also present they will definitely complain to the tourism department its too risky and you cant play with somebodys life he added while there have been accidents related to water sports in the past they happened when the tourist season was on captain of ports cop issues nocs to water sports vessels while licenses for operation are issued by the tourism department cop james braganza said his staff is monitoring the beaches to ensure there are no violations and so far this season they have not come across any case he said applications of violators are not considered favourably when they approach the department for renewal