Odisha government announces ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to kin of two drowning victims

The Odisha authorities has announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the household members of the 2 insignificant students who drowned successful the Kuakhai River present connected Wednesday, officials said.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi connected Wednesday expressed grief implicit the decease of the students successful Kuakhai.

"CM Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed heavy sorrow implicit the tragic drowning of 2 students during Saraswati idol immersion successful Kuakhai River, adjacent Rangabazar, nether Balianta block. He extended condolences to the bereaved families. The authorities authorities has announced Rs 4 lakh ex-gratia assistance for each household from the State Disaster Response Fund," said the Chief Minister's Office connected X.

The deceased were identified arsenic Dibyajyoti Mahalik and Sikun Senapati from Unit-6 country nether constabulary limits successful Bhubaneswar. Both the students were 15 years aged and studied successful people 10.

Sources claimed that the deceased minors on with their teacher and different friends had gone to the Rangabazar country for the immersion of the Saraswati idol.

The 2 students went into the stream h2o carrying the Goddess idol portion the others were astatine the stream bank.

Dibyajyoti and Sikun, who entered the stream to immerse the idol, mislaid power and fell into the heavy waters.

The students failed to travel retired of the h2o contempt each their efforts.

Finding nary option, the tuition teacher called up the constabulary and the Fire Service unit for help.

The minors were aboriginal fished retired of the stream by occurrence services unit who rushed them to Capital Hospital wherever the doctors declared the duo dead. The Balianta Police person launched an probe into the incidental by registering an unnatural decease case.