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AT LEAST 21 KILLED AND SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE MISSING IN BOAT TRAGEDY GANGA NEAR PATNA IN BIHAR. 40 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED TO BE TRAVELING IN THE BOAT.
According our Patna correspondent 10 people have been rescued by divers, of which six are admitted in the Patna Medical College and Hospital.
The boat which had taken people for a free ride from the Ganga Ghat, was reportedly overcrowded and capsized not very far from the shore.
In dramatic visuals, rescuers are seen diving to save the people who could not swim. Locals are also seen reaching the spot on other boats to help.
People had gathered in Ganga Diara to witness a three-day kite festival which is held every year on the occasion of Makar Sankranti.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ordered a probe and asked Patna’s District Magistrate Sanjay Aggarwal to look into the lapses that led to the incident.
Mr Kumar has also ordered Patna district administration to provide compensation to the family of the dead.
गंगा दियारा में नाव डूबने की घटना दुखद. विभागों को बचाव व राहत कार्य में तेज़ी लाने का निर्देश. https://goo.gl/8rEZQ5
Meanwhile, Prime Minters Narendra Modi expressed grief on the loss of lives caused by the boat tragedy in Patna. He extended condolences to the bereaved families.