Kerala Chief Minister Mr V S Achuthanandhan has ordered a judicialenquiry into the boat tragedy that killed 37 people at Thekkadyyesterday. He said that a sitting judge of the High Court will beprobing the accident. The Chief Minister has announced financial assistance of five lakh rupees each to the relatives of those who perished in the tragedy. A high level team including several state ministers are monitoring the rescue and relief work at Thekkady.Search for more bodies is continuing at Thekkady Lake in Kerala, where a boat carrying 76 tourists capsized on Wednesday evening. Six bodies have been recovered since Thursday morning, taking the tota…
News On AIR | October 1, 2009 3:13 PM
Kerala Govt. orders judicial enquiry into Thekkady boat tragedy