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Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has expressed deep grief over the death of two college students after drowning in Damani Dam of Choudwar’s Mangarajpur in Cuttack. CM Majhi expressed his condolences to the bereaved families of the deceased students.
The Chief Minister announced an ex-gratia amount of Rs 4 lakh from the State Disaster Relief Fund for the families of the deceased.
According to reports, two students drowned in Damani Dam under Choudwar police limits in Cuttack district on Wednesday. The deceased have been identified as Srutik Satpathy and Swayam Sanket Das.
Five students studying Plus II at Stewart Science College were on a visit to Damdamani Pitha today. Three of them went to take a bath in the reservoir before going to the Pitha but were swept away in the strong currents.
When the other students started shouting for help, some locals responded and rescued one of them. But Srutik and Swayam drowned.
On intimation, the local police and fire & rescue personnel reached the spot and recovered the dead bodies of the two students.
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