PARADIP: The dying of a farmer after he got here involved with a reside wire prompted a whole bunch of villagers to dam the Cuttack-Paradip state freeway alleging the incident passed off as a result of negligence on the a part of TPCODL, right here on Thursday.
Sixty-year-old Kanduri Rout, a resident of Barei Pipal inside Paradip Lock police limits, was ploughing his paddy discipline when he acquired electrocuted after an overhead reside provide line fell on him. By the point locals reached the spot upon listening to his screams, it was too late. They alleged that the reside wire had weakened for fairly some however TPCODL made no efforts to restore it. In addition to, no steps had been being taken to interchange the broken poles within the close by areas, they claimed.
The protestors demanded that the corporate paid compensation and supplied a job to the deceased Rout’s kin. Bhutmundai sarpanch Rohit Jena mentioned, the matter was taken up a number of occasions previously however to no avail. “We demand compensation and a job for the deceased’s kin apart from alternative of outdated wires and poles for the protection of the individuals,” he mentioned.
The stir was known as off within the night after ASP Nimain Charan Sethy, Paradip Lock IIC Bhabgrahi Rout and Kujang tehsildar Pritiparana Mishra reached the spot and warranted the villagers of offering a job to the deceased’s son, Rs 20,000 in direction of funeral bills and compensation as per firm norms.
