One dead, 9 missing after boat capsizes in Ganga in Uttar Pradesh's Bijnor; NDRF at spot for rescue operation

Bijnor: A woman died and nine other people were missing after a boat capsized in the Ganga in Bijnor on Friday, officials said. Bijnor district magistrate Atal Kumar Rai said there were 27 people on the boat which sank in the Ganga near Rajarampur village under Mandawar police station area. Seventeen, including six women, have been rescued, he said. Nine people are still missing, he added. [caption id=“attachment_5040811” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  There were 27 people on the boat which sank in the Ganga near Rajarampur village in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. Image courtesy: ANI[/caption] Uttar Pradesh relief commissioner Sanjay Kumar said a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team had reached the spot from Ghaziabad to help in the rescue operation. Additional Superintendent of Police (City) Dinesh Singh said the people on the boat were headed for their fields located on the other side of the river. The boat overturned when the current suddenly increased, he said. The dead woman was identified as Nagini. In another mishap in Bijnor district, a truck was swept away in Kotawali river. All four people, including the driver, travelling on the tanker were rescued, Mandawali SHO Rajeev Tyagi said. A purported video clip on the mishap showed ‘Bharat Petroleum’ painted on the truck. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited flood-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, Gonda and Barabanki districts on Friday. A Central Water Commission statement said major rivers, including the Ganga, were flowing at dangerous levels while Sharda and Ghaghra were flowing well above the danger mark.