Experts confirm exact position of missing truck but strong current hits operations
The Hindu
Water current hinders search for missing Kerala truck in Gangavali river, experts plan alternative methods for rescue operations.
Water current proved to be a deterrent for the operations to trace the missing Kerala truck and its driver, the location of which has been zeroed in on by experts in the Gangavali river near Shirur village of Uttara Kannada.
During the search operations which entered the 11th day on Friday, experts from a private agency from Delhi, led by the former Major General Indra Balan, have confirmed the exact position of the large metal object under water, which is likely to be the missing truck.
Speaking to presspersons at Shirur after the daylong operations, Deputy Commissioner of Uttara Kannada Lakshmi Priya said that that the agency has conveyed to them that they have identified the exact points for rescue operations to be carried out. And, once the agency hands over the location coordinates, they will take further steps.
She said that because of the strong water current, at this point of time, Navy divers will not be able to carry out further operations.
“Navy personnel have been checking the water current on a regular basis. Today, they checked and said that it is above 6 knots. And, such being the water current, it was not possible to carry out the operations. We will have to wait till the water current stabilises,” she said.
To a query, she said that plans are being worked out to stabilise the water current and alternative methods are being looked into.
One plan is to bring a floating platform or pontoon to the location identified by the experts in the river to look for a possibility of carrying out the search operations using any other method.