The Janasena chief Power Star Pawan Kalyan expressed his grief over the boat mishap in river Krishna in Vijayawada. The Janasena head said that observing mourning and praying for the souls do not give solace to the family members of the deceased.
Pawan Kalyan advised that the private and the government authorities need to take necessary precautions to avoid such tragedies in future.
It is being said that at least 17 tourists were dead in the ferry mishap. Since the fishermen and locals reacted quickly and rescued some people from drowning, the death toll was confined to 17 else there could be even more deaths. Currently, rescue operations are going on a war foot basis.