SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday visited the Gandbal area of Srinagar, where six people drowned last week after a boat capsized in the river Jhelum.
LG Sinha visited the families of deceased persons and also met the families whose kin are still missing.
Sinha also visited the spot where the rescue operation is still going on.
Six persons drowned in the river while three others are still missing after a boat carrying 19 persons capsized last Tuesday. Ten people were rescued.
The Jammu and Kashmir government has provided an ex-gratia relief of Rs 5 lakh each to the next of kin of the victims of the boat capsize tragedy.
