The Amdavad Municipal Corporation ordered closure of boating and water sports activities in Kankaria Lake as well as river cruise in the Sabarmati River. The action comes after a notification of the state home department which asked the AMC to stop sports and leisure activities over water bodies and rivers, in the backdrop of the Harni boat tragedy hearing in the high court. The next hearing of the case is on Thursday and the government has to reply about action taken in other cities.
The AMC has not entered into new agreements with the companies managing boating in the lake and cruise in the river.
The city police commissioner in a letter to AMC asked the civic body to either furnish details of the new agreement entered with the contracting companies or close the activity immediately. Under the new mandate, boating and other water sports activities would have to be monitored by a senior officer. In case of an accident, the official would be held responsible.