Tehatta, Oct. 11: The state transport department today handed over life saving devices and fire fighting equipments to the boatmen operating mechanical boats in four ferry ghats on Jalangi River in Tehatta -1 block. The equipments were distributed through Disaster Management Department which include 50 life jackets, 48 floating rubber tubes, 3 sets of public address systems, 24 fire extinguishers, 20 buckets, 40 sand boxes, 4 boat solar lamps, 3 sets of CCTV equipments and four sound boxes. Block Development officer of Tehatta-1 Jahangir Moullick said: “”These equipments will be very helpful to boatmen and passengers as well in the four ferry ghats – Kanainagar, Chanderghat, Phulgachi and Chakbehari”.