Reportedly taking a serious view of the procedural lapses that took place in allotment of licenses after a boat tragedy in the godavari river took many lives on Sunday, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday instructed officials to take corrective measures and set up a committee to look into all aspects of the mishap. Furthermore jagan also announced Rs 10 lakh as ex-gratia to the families of the victims who died in the boat tragedy.
Previously jagan conducted an aerial survey of Sunday's boat accident site in the godavari river and the Chief Minister flew in a helicopter over Kuchuluru in East Godavari district where the boat with over 60 tourists capsized. A statement from the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) said "The Chief Minister expressed his unhappiness over the way the licences were allotted for private boats for ferrying tourists and asked if there was a control room that was monitoring the navigation".
Moreover the state government has also set up a special committee to investigate the accident, which will be headed by Special Chief Secretary (Irrigation). Perhaps the Revenue Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary of Tourism, Additional DG of Law and Order and Collector of East Godavari are the other members on the committee.
