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The boat was returning from a kite-flying festival on an island called Ganga Diyara | The boat was returning from a kite-flying festival on an island called Ganga Diyara | ||
in the middle of the [[Ganges]], as part of the [[Makar Sankranti]] celebration in the city of Patna.<ref name=News18/><ref name="NN">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsnation.in/cities/patna-news/patna-boat-carrying-40-people-capsizes-in-ganga-article-157768.html |title=Patna boat capsize incident: Death toll rises to 21, Rs 4 lakh compensation each to be given to kin of deceased persons |publisher=News Nation |date=14 January 2017 |accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Several-feared-dead-in-Patna-boat-accident/article17040264.ece |title=Several feared dead in Patna boat accident |work=The Hindu |date=14 January 2017 |accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref> The small boat, which was overloaded with passengers,<ref name=News18/> was about to reach the bank when it capsized.<ref name=News18/> The boat's capacity was 30 people, but estimates from local officials placed its actual load at 40 to 50.< | in the middle of the [[Ganges]], as part of the [[Makar Sankranti]] celebration in the city of Patna.<ref name=News18/><ref name="NN">{{cite news|url=http://www.newsnation.in/cities/patna-news/patna-boat-carrying-40-people-capsizes-in-ganga-article-157768.html |title=Patna boat capsize incident: Death toll rises to 21, Rs 4 lakh compensation each to be given to kin of deceased persons |publisher=News Nation |date=14 January 2017 |accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref><ref name="Hindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/Several-feared-dead-in-Patna-boat-accident/article17040264.ece |title=Several feared dead in Patna boat accident |work=The Hindu |date=14 January 2017 |accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref> The small boat, which was overloaded with passengers,<ref name=News18/> was about to reach the bank when it capsized.<ref name=News18/> The boat's capacity was 30 people, but estimates from local officials placed its actual load at 40 to 50.<ref name="reuters">{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-boat-idUSKBN14Y0Q0|title=Death toll rises to 24 after India Ganges boat capsize|agency=Reuters|date=15 January 2017|accessdate=16 January 2017}}</ref> | ||
==Rescue operation== | ==Rescue operation== | ||
Rescue operations located 19 bodies on 14 January, and five more on 15 January before they ended once, according to local police, there were no more outstanding missing persons.< | Rescue operations located 19 bodies on 14 January, and five more on 15 January before they ended once, according to local police, there were no more outstanding missing persons.<ref name="reuters"/> Nine people were retrieved from the river by rescuers,<ref name="Hindu"/> while about a dozen swam to shore.<ref name="reuters"/> Eight people were hospitalized<ref name="reuters"/> at the [[Patna Medical College and Hospital]](PMCH)<ref name="Hindu"/> | ||
==Relief== | ==Relief== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 9 July 2023
 River Ganges in Patna | |
| Date | 14 January 2017 |
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| Time | Around 18:00 (IST)[1] |
| Location | Ganges, Patna, Bihar State, India |
| Cause | Overcrowding |
| Participants | 40+ |
| Deaths | 25 |
On 14 January 2017, a boat carrying more than 40 passengers capsized in the Ganges in the Indian city of Patna, Bihar, killing 25 people.[1][2] The boat was about to reach the bank when it capsized.[3] Overloading is suspected to be the cause of the accident.[2]
Incident[edit | edit source]
The boat was returning from a kite-flying festival on an island called Ganga Diyara in the middle of the Ganges, as part of the Makar Sankranti celebration in the city of Patna.[3][4][5] The small boat, which was overloaded with passengers,[3] was about to reach the bank when it capsized.[3] The boat's capacity was 30 people, but estimates from local officials placed its actual load at 40 to 50.[6]
Rescue operation[edit | edit source]
Rescue operations located 19 bodies on 14 January, and five more on 15 January before they ended once, according to local police, there were no more outstanding missing persons.[6] Nine people were retrieved from the river by rescuers,[5] while about a dozen swam to shore.[6] Eight people were hospitalized[6] at the Patna Medical College and Hospital(PMCH)[5]
Relief[edit | edit source]
The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, announced an ex gratia payment from the Prime Minister National Relief Fund of ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of those who died in the boat accident and ₹50 thousand for those seriously injured.[1][7] Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also announced that compensation of ₹4 lakh will be given to relatives of each of the dead.[4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Patna Boat Tragedy: 24 Dead, PM Narendra Modi Announces Compensation". NDTV. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Patna boat tragedy: Death toll rises to 25, PM announces ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh". The Economic Times. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Accident: At least 21 Drown, Several Missing; Nitish Orders Probe". News 18 India. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Patna boat capsize incident: Death toll rises to 21, Rs 4 lakh compensation each to be given to kin of deceased persons". News Nation. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Several feared dead in Patna boat accident". The Hindu. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Death toll rises to 24 after India Ganges boat capsize". Reuters. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ↑ "Bihar boat tragedy: PM Modi announces ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh". The Indian Express. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
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