Bhubaneswar, Feb 6: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the drowning of two minor boys in Kuakhai River on outskirts of Bhubaneswar and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each family.
“Chief Minister Shri Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives of two students while immersing Saraswati idols in a pond near Ranga Bazaar under Balianta block on the outskirts of Bhubaneswar. The state government has announced a compensation of ₹4 lakh from the State Disaster Relief Fund for the families of the deceased,” said the Chief Minister's Office on ‘X’.
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…
— CMO Odisha (@CMO_Odisha) February 5, 2025
It is worth mentioning that two minor boys, identified as Divya Jyoti Mahalik (15) and Sikun Sahabi (15), drowned while immersing the idol of Goddess Saraswati in the Kuakhai River near Rangbazar under Balianta police limits on outskirts of Bhubaneswar.
They slipped into the deep water and drowned. Soon after, other students alerted their parents and the Balianta police.
