Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has ordered a high-level enquiry into a boat mishap at the Bhopal lower lake. Condoling deaths in the accident, he announced a grant of Rs 2 lakh each to the affected families. Besides, he also ordered framing of guidelines to prevent recurrence of such accidents.
The CM convened an emergency meeting of officers at the Mantralaya on Monday, for discussing prevention of accidents at tourist spots. The meeting was attended by Chief Secretary Anthony de Sa, Special DGP, Intelligence, Sarabjeet Singh, Principal Secretary Urban Development & Environment Malay Srivastava, Secretaries to CM Hari Ranjan Rao and Vivek Agrawal, Collector Nishant Warwade and Commissioner of Bhopal Municipal Corporation Tejaswi Nayak.
Chouhan said the boat mishap was unfortunate and directed that action be taken once the enquiry is concluded. He ordered framing of guidelines and strict compliance of the norms. Strict action should be taken on violence of guidelines, he added.
These guidelines will be enforced at all tourist spots, water bodies including rivers, lakes, dams, reservoirs etc. Departments concerned with tourism will make arrangements for watchmen etc there.
The State Government has decided terms of reference for enquiry into the boat mishap that will be conducted by Malay Srivastava. The terms of reference include main reason behind the accident and fixation of its responsibility, security arrangements at the accident site, necessary suggestions/measures to prevent recurrence of such incidents and other relevant points. The enquiry report will be presented within two weeks.