By Our Correspondent
BHUBANESWAR: Odisha Special Relief Commissioner, PK Jena , while condoling the death of OTV Journalist Arindam Das on Saturday requested DGP Abhay, to review SOP and order no outsider, civilian or media should be part of any rescue mission.
” I request @DGPOdisha 2review SOP & order no outsider, civilian or media should be part of any rescue mission,” SRC Pradeep Jena tweeted @PradeepJenaIAS.
An Odisha Disaster Rapid Action Force (ODRAF) personnel, who was engaged in rescuing an elephant stuck in Mahanadi river near Mundali barrage in Cuttack, died after a boat used by the ODRAF team during the rescue operation capsized in the water body due to strong current.
The deceased, identified as Sitaram Murmu (35), went missing after the tragedy, on Friday. After several hours of search operation, his body was found on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, Arindam Das, senior reporter of leading regional news channel OTV, who accompanied the ODRAF team, was rescued following the boat capsize incident and taken to the SCB Medical College & Hospital, where he was declared brought dead.
OTV announced Rs 20 Lakh compensation to its Journalist Arindam’s Das family. OTV MD Jagi Mangat Panda says, “Losing Arindam is a colossal loss… No amount of monetary compensation can fill the void he has left in our lives… His family is now our family and we will take care of them…”
