Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives of two school students while immersing Goddess Saraswati idols in river Kuakhai near Ranga Bazaar under Balianta block on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
He announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh from the State Disaster Relief Fund for the families of the deceased.
ଭୁବନେଶ୍ୱର ଉପକଣ୍ଠ ବାଲିଅନ୍ତା ବ୍ଲକ ଅନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ରଙ୍ଗବଜାର ନିକଟ କୁଆଖାଇରେ ସରସ୍ୱତୀ ମୂର୍ତ୍ତି ବିସର୍ଜନ ବେଳେ ଦୁଇ ଛାତ୍ରଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାଣହାନି ବିଷୟରେ ଜାଣି ମୁଖ୍ୟମନ୍ତ୍ରୀ ଶ୍ରୀ ମୋହନ ଚରଣ ମାଝୀ ଗଭୀର ଶୋକ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବା ସହ ମୃତକଙ୍କ ପରିବାର ପ୍ରତି ସମବେଦନା ଜଣାଇଛନ୍ତି। ରାଜ୍ୟ ସରକାରଙ୍କ ପକ୍ଷରୁ ମୃତକଙ୍କ ପରିବାର ନିମନ୍ତେ ରାଜ୍ୟ…
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The deceased students have been identified as Divya Jyoti Mahalik (15) of Bhubaneswar Unit 6 Kalimandir area and Sikun Sahabi (15) of Unit 6 Ganganagar area in the city.
According to reports, Sikun and Divya Jyoti along with their friends from a private coaching center went to the Kuakhai river to immerse the Saraswati idol. Sikun and Divya Jyoti slipped into deep water and drowned.
The friends of these students informed their parents and the Balianta police. Soon, Fire Services personnel and Balianta police launched a search operation for the boys. The students were rescued and rushed to the Capital Hospital where the doctors declared them brought dead.
