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The '''Thattekkad boat disaster''' occurred on 20 February 2007, when a tourist boat sank in [[Thattekad Bird Sanctuary|Thattekkad]] near [[Bhoothathankettu]] on [[Ernakulam district|Ernakulam]]-[[Idukki district|Idukki]] district border.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thomas |first=Jaisy |date=2023-05-08 |title=പല്ലന, കുമരകം, തട്ടേക്കാട്, തേക്കടി...ഇപ്പോള് താനൂരും; കേരളത്തെ കണ്ണീര്ത്തീരമാക്കിയ ദുരന്തങ്ങള് |url=https://www.mediaoneonline.com/kerala/major-boat-tragedies-that-rocked-kerala-217344 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Media One |language=en}}</ref> 15 students, 2 teachers and 1 employee of a private school in [[Angamaly]], who went on an excursion died in the accident.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thattekad boat tragedy: HC sets aside driver’s five-year sentence - The New Indian Express |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2021/Mar/03/thattekad-boat-tragedy-hc-sets-aside-drivers-five-year-sentence-2271278.html |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=www.newindianexpress.com}}</ref><br />
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==Details==<br />
The excursion group boarded on three boats from [[Bhoothathankettu]] area, twenty kilometers away from [[Kothamangalam, Kerala|Kothamangalam]]. The boat that sank was returning from a visit to the nearby [[Thattekad Bird Sanctuary|Thattekad bird sanctuary]]. The accident happened on 20 February 2007 at 6:30 pm local time at Ovunkal jetty in [[Periyar River|Periyar]], one kilometer away from Thattekad bird sanctuary.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ഡെസ്ക് |first=വെബ് |title=കുമരകം മുതൽ താനൂർ വരെ; 2000ത്തിന് ശേഷം കേരളത്തില് ബോട്ടപകടങ്ങളിൽ മരിച്ചത് 131 പേർ |url=https://www.thefourthnews.in/news/keralam/boat-accidents-in-kerala |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=The Fourth |language=ml}}</ref> 37 people were traveling in the boat. According to preliminary conclusions, the bottom of the boat in which the excursion group was traveling was shaken and the water entered the cause of the accident. But the then DGP Raman Srivastava, who held a press conference the day after the incident, said that the accident happened because the boat overturned. After the accident, it was clear that the boat involved in the accident was not licensed.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mtp |date=2021-02-27 |title=തട്ടേക്കാട് ബോട്ടപകടത്തില് ബോട്ടുടമയുടെ ശിക്ഷ രണ്ട് വര്ഷമാക്കി Boat owner sentenced to two years in Thattekkad boat accident |url=https://www.gulfmalayaly.com/news/kerala-news/boat-owner-sentenced-to-two-years-in-thattekkad-boat-accident/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=മലയാളം വാർത്ത {{!}} Malayalam Breaking News {{!}} Latest Gulf News {{!}} Qatar News {{!}} Kerala News {{!}} Gulf Malayaly |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Aftermath==<br />
Following the incident, justice M.M. Pareed Pillay filed a report in which he proposed comprehensive legislation addressing inland transportation and made around 86 recommendations, including making swimming an extracurricular subject.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-19 |title=നാടിനെ കണ്ണീരിലാഴ്ത്തിയ തട്ടേക്കാട് ബോട്ട് അപകടം നടന്നിട്ട് നാളെ 14 വർഷം |url=https://janayugomonline.com/14-years-of-thattekad-accident/ |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Janayugom Online |language=en-US}}</ref> The owner and driver of the boat P. M. Raju was charged with involuntary manslaughter and immature and careless boating. He was sentenced to five years in jail and 1 lakh rupees were fined. Later in 2021, the imprisonment was reduced to two years.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Daily |first=Keralakaumudi |title=Thattekkad boat tragedy: High Court reduces imprisonment of boat owner from five years to two years |url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=500762&u=thattekkad-boat-tragedy-high-court-reduces-imprisonment-of-boat-owner-from-five-years-to-two-years-500762 |access-date=2023-05-08 |website=Keralakaumudi Daily |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also ==<br />
* [[2002 Kumarakom boat disaster]]<br />
* [[2009 Thekkady boat disaster]]<br />
* [[2023 Tanur boat disaster]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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