n A 50-feet-deep sinkhole was found on a farmland at Telisahi village in ther Deulabeda area in Angul district on Wednesday.
Locals first spotted the sinkhole and raised an alarm. A large crowd from the nearby areas gathered at the spot to see the sinkhole. Locals alleged that improper filling of sand after coal mining has led to the mishap. As a mark of protest, they blocked the Dera-Handidhua road disrupting vehicular movements.
Police and MCL official reached the spot to take stock of the situation and pacify the protesters. Earlier in December 2018, a similar incidence of land subsidence had been reported from two houses in Talcher town. A portion of land measuring about five feet in length and six feet in width had caved in inside a house and later stretched to the neighbouring house.