In two separate incidents, two sexagenarian persons, including a woman, died while a 28-year-old woman sustained injuries following a house collapse on Sunday night in Kendrapada district.
The deceased were identified Abhaya Mahapatra (65) of Badebetara village under Garadapur block of Patkura police limits and Narmada Prusty (61) of Dhiasahi village under Benipur GP of Nikirai police limits. The injured was identified as Kalpana Mahapatra (28). According to district Collector, Amrit Ruturaj, the district administration has provided a sum of Rs 10,000 each to the next of kin of the deceased from the District Red Cross fund. Meanwhile, people of several low lying areas in the district were leading a life of misery amid a flooding situation.
Most of the people preferred to remain indoors. The incessant rain once again threw the crumbling civic infrastructure in total disarray. Roads took a severe beating and many stretches were waterlogged in township areas. The villages reeling under waterlogging woes were Jaipura, Ranpada, Baurisahi, Idgah Mohala, Nasidipur, Kajala, Mahipala, Ambadi, Ichhapur and Bhramardiapatana under Kendrapada Municipality. Meanwhile, the Kendrapada municipality authority has distributed cooked meal among 304 rain affected villagers. Similarly, rain water submerged a couple of Muslim Bastis in Ward number 11 and 13 of Pattamundai municipality. Acting on a direction of School and Mass Education Department, the district administration closed all the schools for two days.