Published 15:57 IST, September 13th 2019

Bhopal boat tragedy: PM Modi has called the incident 'saddening'

Bhopal boat tragedy: Prime Minister Modi has called the incident saddening. The CM of MP Kamal Nath has instructed a magisterial inquiry into the matter

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reacted to boat trdy in which 11 people died on Friday morning in Bhopal. A statement was released on  Twitter handle of Office of Prime Minister in which PM Modi has called incident 'sdening'. It said, " capsizing of a boat at Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal is sdening. In this hour of grief, our thoughts are with families of those who lost ir lives: PM@narendramodi." 

Kamal Nath orders a magisterial inquiry

Office of Chief Minister of Mhya Presh Kamal Nath on Twitter said news of 11 people drowning in Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal is sdening. government is with families of victims. Whoever was negligent will t be spared. All aggrieved will be given a compensation amount of Rs 11 lakh. A magisterial inquiry into incident has been instructed. 

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A fatal trdy

11 people died after ir bodies were recovered at Khatlapura Ghat in Bhopal after boat y were in, capsized on morning of September 13. people h set out for Ganpati Visarjan when incident happened. According to reports, incident took place at around 4:30 am. Mhya Presh Law Minister, PC Sharma called incident 'unfortunate' and anunced a compensation of Rs 4 lakhs which was increased to Rs 11 lakh for families of deceased by District Collector. He also said that an investigation will be done. Former MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has questioned ministration. He said, "If more people than capacity were allowed, why was it so? It was ministrative negligence." 

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