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| Location | Dhubri |
|---|---|
| Date | 30 April 2012 |
| Passengers & Crew | 305[1] |
| Fatalities | 103[2] |
| Missing | 100 [2] |
The Dhubri boat disaster occurred on April 30 2012, when the ferry was capsized in the Brahmaputra in lower Assam's Dhubri district during a cyclonic storm. A total of 103 people are feared drowned [3]
Details edit
The ferry was moving towards Hatsingimari from Dhubri was capsized near Fakirganj, after sailing in the Brahmaputhra for two and a half hours at 04.20 PM. Around 300 people was in the ferry then. Over 103 people were drowned and over 100 people went missing.[1] Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said the government was in touch with the government of Bangladesh to figure out the bodies which might have got swept towards Bangladesh. [4]
Rescue edit
Search operations were carried over by divers of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF). [5] 103 people, including women and children, drowned and over 100 went missing when a packed steamer carrying over 300 passengers sank in the Brahmaputra river after being caught in a severe storm midstream in this district on Monday. [6]
Aftermath edit
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced an ex-gratia of INR 2 Lakh to victim's relatives from Prime Minister's National Relief Fund. [7] Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced Rs. 2 lakh for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 for the grievously injured. [8]
Assam Transport Minister Chandan Brahma told journalists that the State government had ordered a probe to ascertain the cause of the accident and fix responsibility. He said a new ferry service would be introduced in a week to provide better river transport facilities in Dhubri district. [8]
References edit
- ^ a b "News / National : 'The cyclone struck suddenly and the ferry was hurled in the air'". The Hindu. 2012-04-28. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ a b "103 drown in Assam boat capsize". Indiandefence.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ Sushanta Talukdar. "States / Other States : 100 die in Assam ferry capsize". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "A day later, Assam can't count its dead - India - DNA". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "103 drown in Assam boat tragedy". The Shillong Times. 2011-11-29. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "103 drown in Assam boat capsize". Indiandefence.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ "Assam boat tragedy: Over 100 dead, PM announces relief - Indian Express Mobile". M.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
- ^ a b Sushanta Talukdar (2012-04-28). "News / National : Over 200 ferry passengers still missing". The Hindu. Retrieved 2012-05-02.
2012
Category:Shipwrecks in lakes
Category:Maritime incidents in India
Category:Maritime incidents in 2012
Category:2012 in India