Bhubaneswar, Dec 5: At least 3,356 people died due to snakebites while drowning claimed 5,534 lives and 874 fatalities were reported because of lightning in Odisha over the past three years.
Revenue and disaster management minister Suresh Pujari informed the Assembly on Thursday replying to a query by BJD legislator Souvic Biswal.
In a statement, Pujari said 10,302 lives were lost and property worth Rs 2,301.51 crore was damaged due to floods, lightning, snakebites, fire incidents and drowning between 2021-22 and 2023-24.
According to the minister, 3,351 people were killed in 2021-22, followed by 3,649 deaths in 2022-23, and 3,302 fatalities in 2023-24.
In addition, 429 died from fire incidents, 46 from heatwaves, and 28 from boat capsizes, he said adding that the state also reported six deaths due to landslides and 26 due to floods and heavy rainfall.
