Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in his tweeter page has praised the efforts of the BDO and Tehsildar of Mahakalapada, IIC Jamboo Marine Police station, IIC of Mahakalapada, Fire tender personnel, PRI members and locals for carrying out a rescue operation successfully and saving all the passengers in a boat mishap at Mahakalapada last week.
The local administration meanwhile has closed the Bahakuda ferry ghat for an indefinite period on Sunday. A couple of complaints have been filed at Jamboo Marine police station related to Saturday evening boat mishap.
The PEO of Ramanagar GP, Mrutyunjaya Rout, lodged an FIR against lease holder of Bahakuda ferry ghat, Ananda Chandra Sahu of Kusunpur under Marshaghai police station, and the boat operator for illegally ferrying the people though as per a noticer boat ferrying at Bahakuda ghat was closed on August 16.
The Jamboo Marine police registered a case bearing case no 107/22 under Section 280,282, and 34 IPC and have started an inquiry into the incident.
Similarly, some youth activists, Alaya Samantray, Sampad Swain and Amitabh Chand also have lodged an FIR against the lease holder and the concerned authority of Mahakalapada block, alleging callous attitude of the block authority and the lease holder. The complainant also demanded to cancel the licence of the lease holder.