416 killed in Odisha fire accidents since 2022-23: Minister - OrissaPOST

Odisha Records 6578 Deaths Due To Lightning, Drowning & Snakebite In 2 Years

A total of 6,578 people lost their lives due to lightning strikes, drowning, and snakebites in Odisha over the past two financial years, the state Assembly was informed. Responding to a query in the House, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said 3,439 deaths were recorded in 2023–24 and 3,139 in 2024–25. Of the total fatalities, 3,860 were caused by drowning in various water bodies, 600 by lightning strikes, and 2,118 due to …

3 killed after ‘LAccMI’ bus hits motorcycle in Odisha’s Ganjam

Bhubaneswar: Three persons were killed after a ‘LAccMI’ bus hit a motorcycle in Odisha’s Ganjam district today. The mishap took place in Bhanjanagar area of Ganjam in the evening.  The deceased has been identified as Silu Muli, Tilu Goud and Shankar Goud of Maniakathi village. The bus was engaged to ferry passengers under the Mukhyamantri Bus Seva, previously known as Location Accessible Multi-Modal Initiative (LAccMI), of the state government. …

Odisha Disaster Toll: 6500+ Natural Calamity Deaths in 5 Years - Report Wire

Fire has emerged as a silent killer in Odisha, claiming 416 lives in three years, as revealed by Minister Suresh Pujari in the state legislature. This data, shared via a written reply, exposes systemic vulnerabilities that have cost the state dearly in lives and livelihoods. Annual figures indicate a stabilizing pattern: 192 fatalities in 2022-23, 118 in 2023-24, and 106 so far in 2024-25. Accompanying this human tragedy is Rs 27.84 crore in pro…

416 killed in Odisha fire accidents since 2022-23: Minister - OrissaPOST

Bhubaneswar: Odisha minister Suresh Pujari Thursday informed the Assembly that 416 people have lost their lives in fire accidents across the state over the last three financial years. Property worth Rs 27.84 crore and 2,537 houses were damaged in the fire incidents during 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25, Pujari said in a written reply to a question by BJD legislator Arun Kumar Sahoo. The revenue and disaster management minister said 192 people died…

Odisha Records 6578 Deaths Due To Lightning, Drowning & Snakebite In 2 Years: Minister

Bhubaneswar: As many as 6,578 people died due to lightning, drowning and snakebite in Odisha in the last two financial years, the state Assembly was informed on Thursday. Sharing this information while answering a question in the House, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said 3,439 people died in such incidents in the 2023-24 financial year, and 3,139 in 2024-25. During the two years, 3,860 people drowned in different water b…