Odisha demands lightning to be declared as Natural Disaster
On September 2, at least 12 people were killed in Odisha in lightning strikes. Eight cattle had also died in extreme thunderstorms and lightning activities in the Gajapati and Kandhamal districts .Claiming that over 4,000 people have died due to lightning strikes in Odisha in the last 20 yearsif lightning is included in the list of natural disasters they will be able to get an increased ex-gratia amount as per the provisions for natural disasters
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