Guwahati: Officials of Assam Dhubri The district has sought help Bangladesh For looking for Dhubri Circle Officer Sanju DasoWho has been missing since Thursday’s boat capsized, fearing that his body may have been taken to a neighboring country by the Brahmaputra.
The Brahmaputra, which originates in Tibet, flows from Dhubri in Assam to Kurigram district of Bangladesh.
Dhubri Deputy Commissioner ambamuthan mp On Friday, he said he had sent a written request to the Deputy Commissioner of Bangladesh’s Kurigram district, Rezaul Karim, to conduct an operation to locate Das’s body.
“There is only one casualty, circle officer Sanju Das, whose body is yet to be traced. The remaining 27 have been rescued with minimal injuries. Das’s body must have been washed away and gone to Bangladesh. I have written to Kurigram DC and he has assured cooperation,” Anbamuthan told TOI.
Indo-Bangladesh river boundary 8 km from the boat capsize
The India-Bangladesh river border is located just 8 km from Bhasanir, the site of Thursday’s incident.
Around 28 people were aboard a mechanized country boat carrying goods from Dhubri on Thursday after it collided with a pillar of the under-construction Dhubri-Phulbari bridge on the Brahmaputra. Most of the passengers swam safely to the bank at Bhasanir, while others were rescued by locals, rescue teams of NDRF and SDRF, except the circle officer.
A total of 17 deep divers were engaged on the second day of the search and rescue operation. Fifteen rescue boats and drones were used in the operation.
A circle officer along with a field officer of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority was sent to inspect the erosion-affected area. They boarded a cargo boat in a river area to cross the river channel.
On an FIR lodged by the IWT, the police on Friday arrested two engineers – Rajesh Kumar Yadav and Harish Tiwari of L&T Construction, who are constructing the Dhubri-Phulbari bridge.
The Brahmaputra, which originates in Tibet, flows from Dhubri in Assam to Kurigram district of Bangladesh.
Dhubri Deputy Commissioner ambamuthan mp On Friday, he said he had sent a written request to the Deputy Commissioner of Bangladesh’s Kurigram district, Rezaul Karim, to conduct an operation to locate Das’s body.
“There is only one casualty, circle officer Sanju Das, whose body is yet to be traced. The remaining 27 have been rescued with minimal injuries. Das’s body must have been washed away and gone to Bangladesh. I have written to Kurigram DC and he has assured cooperation,” Anbamuthan told TOI.
Indo-Bangladesh river boundary 8 km from the boat capsize
The India-Bangladesh river border is located just 8 km from Bhasanir, the site of Thursday’s incident.
Around 28 people were aboard a mechanized country boat carrying goods from Dhubri on Thursday after it collided with a pillar of the under-construction Dhubri-Phulbari bridge on the Brahmaputra. Most of the passengers swam safely to the bank at Bhasanir, while others were rescued by locals, rescue teams of NDRF and SDRF, except the circle officer.
A total of 17 deep divers were engaged on the second day of the search and rescue operation. Fifteen rescue boats and drones were used in the operation.
A circle officer along with a field officer of the Assam State Disaster Management Authority was sent to inspect the erosion-affected area. They boarded a cargo boat in a river area to cross the river channel.
On an FIR lodged by the IWT, the police on Friday arrested two engineers – Rajesh Kumar Yadav and Harish Tiwari of L&T Construction, who are constructing the Dhubri-Phulbari bridge.