Union Minister of State for Home, G. Kishan Reddy is taking measures to increase efficiency of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and reduce response time, should need arise. He has decided to recommend centre to allot choppers at base camps of NDRF. He believes that if NDRF and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have helicopters,  teams can rush to disaster spot instantaneously and take up rescue operation immediately, reducing toll.

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Safety implementation 

This is in response to his enquiries about boat accident in Godavari river, in which 37 persons were killed and 14 went missing, on September 15. Reddy asked officials of NDRF, SDRF, Navy, port, ONGC, Fire, Revenue, Irrigation and Police departments to give suggestions on how to prevent such accidents in future. He also enquired about efforts being me to retrieve boat from river.

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Corrective Measures

After terrible trdy, East Godavari Collector D. Muralidhar Reddy, SP nan Nayeem Asmi, Coast Guard Commandant Raj Kamal, NDRF 10th Battalion Commandant Zahid Khan, Eluru Range DIG A.S. Khan and or officials gave a presentation on trdy and rescue and relief operations post incident. 

Andhra Presh YS Jagan Mohan Reddy h instructed officials to set up a special committee to investigate accident. y were instructed to take corrective measures and look into all aspects of boat mishap. Jagan Mohan Reddy also conducted an aerial survey of Godavari where boat capsized and visited a government hospital where he met with survivors and assured m that all help will be provided. Expressing unhappiness over way licences were allotted for private boats for ferrying tourists, Reddy enquired about incident and rescue operations being carried out.  Chief Minister of Andhra Presh h also anunced ₹10 lakh as ex gratia to families of victims who died in Godavari boat trdy.

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Boat Capsized

In a shocking incident in Godavari district of Andhra Presh, several people drowned when a tourist boat capsized in Godavari river on September 15. A total of 61 people were on-board at time of incident. 

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