A natural lake called 'Pazhaverkadu' spread over an area of 481 sq. KMs at a distance of 20 Km from Ponneri near Chennai has been declared a tourist spot by Tourism Department and similarly as a bird sacntuary by the Forest Department. As stated by the tourists the spot suffers from lack of infrastructure facilities due to which a beautiful tourist destination has become a death trap. Last Sunday, December 25, 2011 a boat capsized in the lake resulting in the death of 22 persons, mostly women and children due to over loading as revealed by the local (North T.Nadu) I.G. of Police, Mr C.Shailendra Babu.
Since 2004 the spot has become an attracive tourist centre. But unfortunately no efforts have been made by both the departments for safety measures. Who is to be blamed? The spot had in the past too had claimed several lives and administration is busy elsewhere it seems. Human life has no value in india. Apart from natural disasters man's negligence has added to several deaths from time to time.
Well, what to expect of the rotten system when everybody is busy in self-interest or lack of accountability is the order of the day!
In 1994 a similar accident took the lives of some 29 persons. Now the local business community with some 100 shops are cursing their fate because the tourist arrival would go down drastically as it happened last time. Only after shooting of the film 'Citizen'
ReplyDeletethe tourism has picked up but no efforts towards its developmet so far.
In foreign countries such spots would have been developed into major tourist attractions like George Lake in the State of New York. Thousands of tourists visit that place. A whole city has been developed and beautiful resorts and hotels have come up. They know how to create comforts and enjoy life like civilised citizens.