Warning issued against boatmen in Chilika lake

“Fishing boat is meant for fishing purpose and boatman will be punished if they are found carrying passengers in it,” Ganjam District Collector Prem Chandra Choudhary said during a meeting. “License, fitness and other status of the boats should be verified during the review,” the Collector said.

The officials should also ask the boatmen for immediate registration of their boat, he said. The warning came after four persons died when a boat which was on its way to Ghantasila from Sabulia, carrying 31 persons, including five children, sank in the Chilika lake after losing balance leading to the arrest of two boatmen in connection with the mishap.

The collector has also asked the fishery department officers to dispose off license applications and help them to get their licence quic