BOAT WITH 60 PASSENGERS, 40 BIKES GETS STUCK MID-CHILIKA

Puri (20/12/2023): As many as 60 passengers along with 40 two wheelers got stuck in Chilika Lake after the motorised boat they were travelling in developed a technical snag midway on Wednesday.

The boat was en route to Satapada from Janhikuda in Krushnaprasad block in Puri district. According to reports, the boat developed a technical snag just 1 kilometre away from Janhikuda after leaving the jetty at 1pm. Crossing the Chilika lake by boat is the only way for locals to get to Krushnaprasad block. Overcrowded boats getting stuck in Chilika is nothing new for the locals due to shallow waters in the six kilometre stretch from Janhikuda to Satapada.

Boats stuck in shallow waters are generally pulled back after high tide in the evening.