Guwahati: Two boats collided and sank in the Brahmaputra river, due to which many people are feared missing. Meanwhile, Assam State Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary has suspended three officials following the tragic boat accident at Nimati Ghat in Jorhat. According to the information, two boats carrying about a hundred passengers collided and sank in the Brahmaputra river in Jorhat, Assam. Officials said 42 people have been rescued, and about 70 are still missing.

Reportedly, Vikramaditya Choudhary, I/c Executive Engineer, IWT, Dibrugarh Division, Mukut Gogoi, I/c Assistant Executive Engineer, IWT, Jorhat Sub-Division and Ratul Tamuli, Junior Engineer, IWT, Jorhat Sub-Division, has been placed under suspension. placed under. on Wednesday. One of the rescued persons died on the way to the hospital. Two teams of SDRF and two teams of NDRF are searching for the missing people along with the local people. There is no exact figure for how many people were on the boat. Although eyewitnesses claim there were over 100 people, police believe the figure to be around 75.

According to a senior police officer around 35 people may be missing and that too based on eyewitnesses and other sources. There is no register or ticketing system to know the exact number indicating the negligence of the Inland Water Transport Department. The accident took place at around 4:15 pm when a departing boat was trying to accommodate an incoming boat. Due to some miscommunication between the drivers, the boats collided and the departing boat capsized.

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