Bhopal/Jabalpur, May 2 -- The toll from the tourist cruise boat capsize in the Bargi dam reservoir on the Narmada river in Madhya Pradesh during a storm on Thursday rose to nine, as the rescue operations resumed on Friday with the arrival of an army team and a helicopter from Hyderabad and a special paramilitary unit from Kolkata. Four people remained missing. The MP government has ordered a probe into the cruise boat accident at the Bargi Dam, built on the Narmada River, and banned the operation of such vessels in the state. Officials said the bodies of eight women and a child have been recovered from the reservoir, nearly 35 km from Jabalpur. Twenty-eight passengers were rescued. Officials said tickets were issued for 29 passengers, but survivors claimed 43-45 people were on the boat. Bargi police superintendent Anjul Mishra said the army team, helicopter, and the paramilitary have arrived to bolster rescue operations. "Hydraulic machinery and excavators are being used to retrieve the submerged vessel, 20 feet underwater," he said. Chief minister Mohan Yadav, who was expected to arrive in Jabalpur at 4pm, said, "Our relief and rescue teams have safely evacuated approximately 29 people. The rescue operation is still going on, and nine bodies have been recovered from the Bargi Dam so far." Authorities want to rule out the possibility of missing persons being trapped inside the vessel. A 14-year-old survivor, who lost her 39-year-old mother, grandmother, and four-year-old brother, said no one had life jackets. "My father and uncle broke open a locker to get them. My grandfather jumped into the river and was saved by villagers. My father and I also jumped in wearing jackets. My mother was putting a jacket on my brother when the waves surged violently. She held him tightly within her own jacket. Later, their bodies were found. Police also found the body of my grandmother." The survivor said locals had warned the pilot to halt operations as the storm approached, but their pleas were ignored. Cruise pilot, Mahesh, refuted allegations and said safety measures were in place, but the vessel went out of control due to a sudden, violent storm. "No one had a chance to react or regain footing." Another survivor, 40-year-old Prateek Kumar, also alleged safety lapses. "The [cruise] staff began handing out life jackets only after the cruise started capsizing. Locals saved me, my daughter, and my father-in-law," he said. He added that his wife and mother-in-law were still missing. Yadav, while offering condolences to the families of the victims, said locals who risked their lives to save tourists during the accident will be honoured on Independence Day for their bravery. The CM said the tourism department will investigate the accident caused by a seasonal cyclone to prevent such incidents in the future. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the tragedy and announced an ex gratia of Rs.2 lakh from the PM National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs. 50,000 for the injured. Modi, in a post on 'X', said, "The loss of lives due to the capsizing of a boat in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, is extremely painful. I extend my condolences to those who have lost their loved ones in this tragic mishap. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. The local administration is assisting those affected."The ill-fated cruise boat, which overturned after encountering a sudden storm on Thursday evening, has been retrieved from the dam water, and no one was found inside, an official said. Leader of Opposition in Assembly Umang Singhar also visited the dam site and alleged that the tragedy took place because of the negligence of the tourism department. The Congress MLA said no meteorological instruments were installed at the dam site to know the weather in advance. "It is a serious lapse on the part of the administration that they are operating a cruise boat without having the mandatory weather instruments," the Opposition leader maintained. Tourism Minister Dharmendra Bhav Singh Lodhi said a probe will be conducted, and the issue of life jackets, raised by a survivor, will be investigated....