Two minor girls died as they drowned in a pond at Bhuska village in the Narasinghpur area of Cuttack district on Monday.
The deceased were identified as Pujarani Sahu and Sraddha Pradhan. Both were students of Class-IV.
According to reports, the two had gone to the pond in the morning to take bath. Unfortunately, they slipped into deep water and drowned.
Villagers present near the water body rescued the two girls and rushed them to the local hospital, where the doctor declared them brought dead.
A pall of gloom descended over the village following the tragic death of the girls.