 "Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik announces Rs 4 lakh for families of deceased lightning victims")
Bhubaneswar: Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of 18 persons who died after lightning struck them on Sunday. The death toll was 11 till last reports came in on Sunday. A press release issued by the chief minister’s office today said the death toll was 18. Sources at the chief minister’s office said, while 5 people were killed in Bhadrak, 4 in Balasore, 3 in Kendrapara, 2 in Mayurbhanj and 1 each in Keonjhar, Angul, Sundergarh and Ganjam districts. Most of the victims were working in their fields when lightning struck them, the sources said. Meanwhile, the IMD in a warning said, thunderstorm accompanied by lightning, was likely to occur at many parts of the state in the next 24 hours.
Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the families of 18 persons who died after lightning struck them on Sunday.
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