Bhubaneswar: Acting swiftly after Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi ordered an RDC-level inquiry into the alleged deaths and medical complicacies among the residents of Mandipanka village of Daringbadi block in Kandhamal district, Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Southern Division, Roopa Roshan Sahoo on Wednesday visited the village.
She interacted with the family members, ward members, members of the community and civil society organisations along with Collector and other officials of the district. The RDC also inspected the records of the Public Distribution System (PDS) at the large area multipurpose societies (LAMPS).
According to the order from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the enquiry report is to be submitted after further perusal of the relevant information in seven days. Two tribal women reportedly died after consuming a gruel made from mango kernels on Friday. Six others fell seriously ill, with two were later transferred to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack, as their conditions worsened.