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10,300 killed due to drowning, floods & lightnings in 3 years'

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December 06, 2024

OVER 10,300 deaths were reported in the state due to drowning, snakebites and natural disasters like floods and lightnings between 2021-22 and 2023-24.

- EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @Bhubaneswar

In a written reply to a question from Souvic Biswal (BJD) in the Assembly on Thursday, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister said property worth ₹2,301.51 crore was damaged due to natural disasters during the same period. Similarly, 3,351 people were killed due to these reasons in 2021-22, followed by 3,649 in 2022-23 and 3,302 in 2023-24.

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