The Pioneer 27.12.2013
RMC cancels Bara-talab boating facility tender
The municipal body will begin acquisition of the property in another two to three days and it likely to complete the process in a fortnight. “The boating facility definitely ignored safety concerns. The reply to the notice was not satisfactory hence the Standing Council decided to cancel the license of the facility,” said Arun Jha, a member of the council.
The RMC’s decision came in the wake of suo moto cognisance by the Jharkhand High Court which issued notice to the municipal body seeking clarification by the latter about the terms and conditions for issuing license for operating a boating facility. The boating facility shot to infamy on December 16 when an overloaded boat capsized in the lake throwing as many as 17 people including Additional Chief Secretary Sajal Chakraborty in the water leaving four dead and others injured in the incident. According to sources, the boating facility allegedly did not inform the RMC about inauguration of the facility besides failing to ensure proper security arrangements and providing insurance cover to the people on board the ill-fated board.
Incidentally, the RMC Standing Council also decided to construct as many as 14 model toilets in different zones of the city besides ensuring proper functioning of as many as 25 high mast lights spread across the city.
