Heatstroke In Odisha

20 died in 3 days so far?

Twenty people died due to heatstroke in Odisha over the last three days.

The state was suffering from intense heatwave conditions, an official statement said.

Since Friday, a total of 99 sunstroke deaths have been reported by different districts.

After post-mortem and inquiry, 20 were confirmed as sunstroke deaths, while two deaths happened due to other causes, it said.

An investigation is going on in the other cases, it added.

Earlier, 42 suspected sunstroke deaths were reported, and of them, six cases were confirmed, and it was found that another six deaths happened due to other causes, the statement said.

Officials said the deaths were mostly reported from Bolangir, Sambalpur, Jharsuguda, Keonjhar, Sonepur, Sundergarh, and Balasore districts.

Chief Secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena and Special Relief Commissioner Satyabrata Sahu reviewed the situation with the district collectors on Sunday.

They instructed the district administrations to implement the heatwave advisory and take precautionary measures.

The districts were also asked to ensure post-mortem examination of every suspected sunstroke death for sanction of ex-gratia.

Also, officials said a joint inquiry by the local revenue officer and the local medical officer needs to be conducted to ascertain the exact cause of each death.