Godavari Boat Accident: AP CM announces Rs.10 lakhs exgratia

     Written by : SMTV24x7 | Wed, May 16, 2018, 05:10 PM

Godavari Boat Accident: AP CM announces Rs.10 lakhs exgratia

East Godavari, May 16: As we know that, a tragic incident has happened while 22 people were killed after a boat capsized in East Godavari here on Tuesday.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, on Wednesday, will be visiting the spot where a boat had capsized on Tuesday.

The CM had left his Amaravati residence earlier today by helicopter.Prior to that, he held a review meeting on the incident this morning.

CM Naidu spoke to the Police, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other officials, inquiring about the search and rescue operations.

He directed them to use cranes for recovering the bodies and make arrangements for their post-mortem. Naidu also suggested he would ensure that the families of the bereaved would be looked after. He also assured to give exgratia of Rs.10 lakhs to the victim families. Under the temporary relief fund, Each family could get Rs.1 lakh.

CM and others observed a two-minute silence for the deceased and paid condolences.

The boat, which was traveling from Devipatnam to Kondamodalu at 3:30 pm on Tuesday, had 40 people on board. When the boat was 10 minutes away from the banks, heavy rain and high-velocity winds started during which the small vessel lost its balance and capsized.

According to an official statement, at least 20 families had contacted Government officials with reports of missing cases. It is noteworthy that 17 people had been rescued so far, while others are still missing.