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Boat accident in Tamil Nadu, 15 dead
Monday December 26, 2011 08:35:31 AM,
IANS
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Chennai: The death
toll in Sunday's boat accident in Pulicat Lake in Tamil Nadu's
Thiruvallur district has gone up to 15, police said.
A boat, carrying 25 passengers capsized in Pulicat Lake. Three
children have been rescued, while 15 bodies have been recovered
and a search is on for the remaining seven passengers.
According to initial information, a group of people from Chennai
and Gummudipoondi near here, most of them relatives, had come to
enjoy the Christmas holidays and gone on a boat ride in the
afternoon.
The fibre boat, used for fishing, appears to have capsized at the
mouth of the lake, where it meets the sea.
According to fishermen at the site, the boat might have overturned
due to a sudden big wave.
Fishermen, fire service personnel and police were involved in the
search operations.
The accident spot can be reached only be a boat and bad light is
hampering the rescue work, officials said.
Police said villages along the coast have been alerted to be on
the lookout for any body washed ashore.
Relatives of the victims have gathered near Pulicat Lake.
Pulicat is the second largest brackish water lake in India,
located on the Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh border, some 60 km from
here.
Meanwhile Governor K. Rosaiah and Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa
expressed their shock and grief at the tragedy.
In his condolence message, Rosaiah said he was "deeply shocked and
grieved to hear about the tragic accident".
"I convey my deep felt condolences to the bereaved members of the
family and pray to God to rest their soul in peace."
Expressing her grief, Jayalalithaa said that she has asked Diary
Development Minister V. Murthy and Environmental Minister B.V.
Ramana to supervise the seach/rescue operations and also console
the relatives of the victims there.
She said a solatium of Rs.100,000 to the families of the dead has
been ordered.
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