ganga river

In Bihar’s Danapur, a boat carrying 55 passengers capsized in the Ganga river, near Shahpur police station area, on September 4. Reportedly, all the passengers hailed from Patna’s Danapur area. Of the 55 passengers, 10 persons have gone missing following the incident. As per sources, the passengers were all labourers, who were returning from work. Further details on the matter are awaited.

In a tragic incident, three including a minor drowned in Ganga river, Uttar Pradesh, on March 20. As per PTI, Kumkum (15), Arvind (10), and Shiva (11) were rescued by the locals, while three others Shyam Raidas (30), Dinesh Raidas (22) and Sakshi Raidas (11) drowned. UP CM Yogi Adityanath expressed grief and directed State disaster force to conduct rescue operation and find bodies of Shyam and Dinesh.