By Punjabnewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, OCT 3
Punjab Chief Minister Mr. Parkash Singh Badal today
ordered a magisterial probe into the tragic incident of capsizing of a boat in
Beas river, in which nine passengers, who had boarded the boat from village
Munda for going to a fair in village Dalla, were feared to have
been drowned. The probe would ascertain the causes of this disastrous
incident and suggest remedial measures to prevent any such mishap in future.
Expressing profound grief and sorrow over this tragic
accident, Mr. Badal shared his heartfelt sympathies with the members of the
bereaved families and prayed to the Almighty to give them courage to bear this
irreparable loss in the hour of crisis and grant peace to the departed souls.
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister also announced an Ex Gratia grant of Rs 1 lakh
each to the next of kin of the deceased and free medical treatment to the
injured, if any. The Chief Minister has directed the Civil and Police
administration of Kapurthala, Tarn Taran and Ferozepur districts to keep a
close tab on the situation to fish out the bodies from the river on the
priority and hand over to their next of kin.
On the directions of Chief Minister, Deputy Commissioner
Kapurthala Mr. DS Mangat, Deputy Commissioner Tarn Taran Mr. BS Dhaliwal,
Senior Superintendent of Police Kapurthala Mr. Inderbeer Singh and SSP Tarn
Taran Mr. Rajjeet Singh reached on the spot to supervise the rescue operations.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Sukhbir
Singh Badal and Revenue and Public Relations Minister Mr. Bikram Singh Majithia
also expressed profound grief and sorrow over this tragic accident and shared
their condolences with the bereaved families.
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