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"It was due to this reason that people gathered at the spot expecting ships to pick them up," they said. He also said the announcement made that ships won't ply anymore also panicked the visitors.Another villager Anil Kumar said had Kasturba made a few more trips, the pressure would have eased. Kasturba is owned by the Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) and hired by the BSTDC whenever needed. "Kasturba, on its first trip, tried to disembark people near the makeshift jetty but failed because of shallow water. On the fateful day, Kasturba was always docked over 900 feet away from the jetty near the kite festival site because of shallow water there..