Fresh safety audit of punts, boats plying across river Godavari ordered

Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema District Collector R. Mahesh Kumar has directed officials to inspect the functioning of punts and boats operating crossed the stream Godavari to guarantee their compliance with information norms.

The instructions travel successful the aftermath of a caller mishap erstwhile a punt with 80 passengers onboard got stranded mid-river betwixt Narsapuram and Sakhinetipalli Revu owed to method fault. Later, the work was restored wrong 48 hours.

In an authoritative release, Mr. Mahesh Kumar said: “Officials from the Panchayat Raj, Irrigation and Ports Departments volition measure the information of the punts operating crossed the Godavari stream astatine 3 locations - Sompalli, Sakhinetipalli Revu, Kotipalli”. In different stretches, motor boats are being utilized to ferry passengers crossed the stream Godavari.

He stated that each punt and vessel operators indispensable get permissions from the irrigation oregon larboard authorities to proceed operations. Strict enactment would beryllium taken against anyone operating boats without permissions from the irrigation authorities.