MANIKGANJ, Jan 27, 2021 (BSS) – The ferry movement on the Paturia-Daulatdia route resumed today after 5.30 hours suspension to avert any untoward incident due to dense fog.
BIWTC Paturia ghat sources said the ferry services on the route was
suspended from 12.30 am on Wednesday midnight due to poor visibility as the
dense fog blanketed the river route.
Md. Jillur Rahman, Deputy General Manager (DGM), BIWTC, Pauria Ghat said
the ferry movement started at about 6 am today when the dense fog started to
disappear.
“It was the ten consecutive days of the disruption of ferry movement due
to dense fog,” Paturia ghat sources said, adding that movements of all kinds
of engine and country boats including launches were also suspended during the
period.
If the ferry movement is suspended the passengers of this route have to
suffer a lot and the authority also has to count a huge loss of revenue every
day.