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Patnaik announces measures as Odisha Jaundice cases rise

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Bhubaneswar: Chief minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday announced a slew of measures following an outbreak of jaundice in Odisha’s Sambalpur town where 17 people have died since May and 1,547 infected by the disease.

Accompanied by chief secretary G.C. Pati, the chief minister visited the area and reviewed the situation with the key officials at the district headquarters town, about 320 km from Bhubaneswar.

Pattnaik said his government has been taking all necessary measures to prevent further spread of the disease.

Announcing a Rs.100 crore package for an underground piped water supply project for the town, the chief minister said all the major nullahs that drain into river Mahanadi will be renovated.

He said the government will bear the cost of the examination and treatment of those infected by jaundice. He also said adequate number of toilets will be constructed in different parts of the town to stop people from defecating in the open.

A poor drainage system and damaged water supply pipelines appeared to be the main reason behind the jaundice outbreak and spread of the disease in the town, having a population of nearly two lakh.

Due to leakage in the rusty water supply pipelines, the drain water seeped through and contaminated the drinking water.

Twenty-four new cases of jaundice were confirmed Wednesday in the town, pushing the total number of the waterborne disease in this district headquarters town to 1,547 since May.

“Twenty-four new people were found suffering from jaundice Tuesday. The death toll due to the disease, however, remained unchanged at 17,” chief district medical officer J.K. Samantaray told IANS.

“Since jaundice virus takes several days for incubation, it may take some more days to control the situation fully,” the health official said.

Non-government organisation Water Initiatives Odisha (WIO) said the Mahanadi river, which supplies water to the city, has been heavily polluted as huge quantities of sewage water and solid waste is discharged into it.

At least 40 percent of the city residents defecate in the open. Over 10,000 people defecate every day on the banks of the river, WIO convenor Ranjan Panda said.

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What monkey fled with a bag containing evidence in it: Read full story

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The court, generally, considers a person who commit a crime and the one who destroys the evidence, as criminals in the eyes of law. But what if an animal destroys the evidence of a crime committed by a human.

In a peculiar incident in Rajasthan, a monkey fled away with the evidence collected by the police in a murder case. The stolen evidence included the murder weapon (a blood-stained knife).

The incident came to light when the police appeared before the court and they had to provide the evidence in the hearing.

The hearing was about the crime which took place in September 2016, in which a person named Shashikant Sharma died at a primary health center under Chandwaji police station. After the body was found, the deceased’s relatives blocked the Jaipur-Delhi highway, demanding an inquiry into the matter.

Following the investigation, the police had arrested Rahul Kandera and Mohanlal Kandera, residents of Chandwaji in relation to the murder. But, when the time came to produce the evidence related to the case, it was found that the police had no evidence with them because a monkey had stolen it from them.

In the court, the police said that the knife, which was the primary evidence, was also taken by the monkey. The cops informed that the evidence of the case was kept in a bag, which was being taken to the court.

The evidence bag contained the knife and 15 other important evidences. However, due to the lack of space in the malkhana, a bag full of evidence was kept under a tree, which led to the incident.

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