Administration, tourism officials blamed for boat tragedy

Patna | Saturday | 11th February, 2017

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Apart from mobile tower location, the probe team also interrogated the officials deputed on the site. "The boat tragedy probe committee submitted its report this morning and it is being studied. PATNA: Senior officials in Patna and Saran districts administration and Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (BSTDC) might face the music as the team probing the Sabbalpur diara boat tragedy on January 14 has clearly pointed out slackness on their part. "The report has been prepared on the basis of extensive field visits, survivors' account, statements of eyewitnesses and government officials on duty. The probe team has verified the location of the officials deputed on the sandbar for the kite festival through the location of the mobile towers with which their phone was connected that day..