The Odisha Human Rights Commission (OHRC) on Tuesday asked two departments, Tourism and Commerce, and four top officials to submit reports within three weeks on the Chilika boat tragedy in which four persons were killed on December 10.
The Chairman of the Chilika Development Authority (CDA), the Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC), Southern Division, the IG, Southern Range and the Ganjam district Collector were asked to submit reports.
Notably, four persons, including two children, had drowned as a boat carrying 29 passengers had capsized in the lake. The overloaded boat was on its way from Sabulia Ghat to Ghantasila when it went under water.
Meanwhile, a local court granted conditional bail to arrested boatman Bideshi Mallick on the day, while another boatman Dutia Mallick was forwarded to a juvenile court.
In another development, the Ganjam district Collector and the SP visited the Sabulia Ghat and asked all boat owners to submit documents pertaining to licence and fitness in two days.