CUTTACK: In a tragic incident, two students of city-based Stewart Science College drowned in Damadamani dam within Choudwar police limits here on Wednesday. Srutik Satapathy (19) and Soyam Sanket Das (18) were plus two science students of the second year. A team of fire personnel rushed to the spot and launched a search operation with the help of scuba divers. “After searching for about five minutes, the scuba divers found the bodies and sent them to SCB medical college and hospital,” said station officer of Choudwar fire station, Bishnu Prasad Das. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh each for the two families from state disaster assistance fund.

Source: Indian Express July 25, 2024 03:28 UTC