Kozhikode Collector N. Tej Lohit Reddy has asked the Fisheries department and the Coastal Police to immediately check the safety arrangements in each fishing boat in the district and ensure that no vessels leave the coast without complying with the mandatory safety instructions.
Mr. Reddy, who came up with the stringent instructions here on Sunday in the wake of a recent incident in which five fishermen had a close shave after a boat capsized off the Beypore coast, also warned of legal action under the Disaster Management Act, 2005, against the officers concerned, if they were found failing to comply with the orders.
The Collector came up with specific instructions to the Deputy Director of Fisheries and the Inspector of Beypore Coastal Police station to oversee the safety audit in the area and take appropriate follow-up action. A Sub Collector and two Revenue Divisional Officers were entrusted with the task of closely monitoring and reporting the district-level checking activities.
