Migrant worker from S'garh drowns in Goa

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Migrant worker from S'garh drowns in Goa

Thursday, 31 August 2017 | PNS | SUNDARGARH

A poor  Odia   youth  of  Sundargarh,  who  had  gone  to  Goa  along with  his  elder  brother  to earn  livelihood  about  two  years  ago,  died  recently  there  after  drowning  in  sea  while he  was  in  his  duty.

The elder  brother  carrying  the  body   of   his  younger  brother reached  at  his  village  on  Tuesday  night   which was  buried  on Wednesday.

Sources  said Ramsio  Rana  and his  wife  Phulmani  of Pitingpada village  under  Balishankara  block have four  sons  and  two daughters. After  the  marriage  of  the two  daughters ,  Ramsio, Phulmani  and  their  four  sons  had  to  suffer  a lot  because of loan  burden.  Ramsio’s   two  sons   Birju  Rana (22)  and  Raju Rana (20) had decided  to  go  to  Goa  to  work  there  as  bonded labour  two  years  ago.

After  reaching  there,   they  had  been  engaged  there  to  work in  fish  catching  boat.  Birju  and  Raju were sending  money  to their  elderly  poor  parents and  for  the  studies  of  two younger brothers.  On  August 25, when  Raju  was  catching fish from  his boat at  Goa,  he  had  fallen  in  deep  sea and  had  drowned. later, his  body  had  been  recovered  about  50  km from  the  boat on  which  he  was  catching  fish.

 “I  have  got  information  about  the  death  of  this  youth  at Goa.  I  will  go  to  his  home  and  will  see  that  his  family members  get   all   benefits  under   Government welfare  schemes,” said  Balishankara  BDO RC Soren. 

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