At least five persons including four children died after an under-construction culvert caved in at Uparasaja village under Kalyansingpur Tehsil…
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At least five persons including four children died after an under-construction culvert caved in at Uparasaja village under Kalyansingpur Tehsil in Odisha’s Rayagada district on Monday.
The mishap occurred when the ill-fated victims were taking bath at the creek, where the construction of the culvert was going on, police said, adding that all the victims died on the spot.
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The deceased persons hailed from nearby Upsarasaja village, police said, adding that bodies have been sent for the post mortem examination.
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Amid allegations of quality of construction being heavily compromised, resulting in the cave-in of the under-construction culvert, the local authorities have ordered an inquiry into the mishap to ascertain whether there was any flaw in the structural design or substandard use of construction materials.
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