At Least 10 Persons Drown in Separate Incidents During Holi Celebrations in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: During the Holi festivities on Tuesday, at least ten persons met watery grave in separate incidents.

While taking bath after Holi celebrations in the Puri main canal near Panchpal village in the Barang area of Cuttack, a student from the Chandrasekharpur area in Bhubaneswar and his friend drowned. While one was rescued, body of the other was retrieved from the canal.

A youth drowned in the Chaunrpur power channel in Sambalpur. A minor boy drowned in a pond at Dahisada village under Soro police limits of Balasore while taking a bath after celebrating Holi. In another incident in Balasore district, another minor boy also died after drowning in the pond.

A youth drowned at Karamuan under Salipur Police station limits of Cuttack while another youth drowned in Luna River in the Nischintakoili area of the same district.

A minor boy was reported to have drowned at Katakula under Paradip Lock Police station limits. A man also drowned at Chamakhandi Basanaputi village in Ganjam.

A minor boy also met the watery grave at Seshapadar village in Kalahandi while another young boy drowned in a stream in Koida area of Sundargarh district.