Bhadrak, July 30: In a tragic incident, three minor girls of an Anganwadi Center reportedly drowned in trench water.
A pall of gloom descended on the Atrukana village of Bhadrak district on Tuesday after the sad news spread in the locality.
The deceased girls have been identified as Payal Patra (3), Bharati Patra (4) and Lipsa Patra (3).
Sources said, a number of kids of the Atrukana Anganwadi Centre were wandering near a trench full of water. Suddenly, three of them fell into the water and drowned.
On being alerted by the alarms raised by the children, locals rescued the children and admitted them to the Agarpada Hospital where they were declared dead.
