JHARSUGUGDA: It was a mixed year for the industrial district of Jharsuguda.A Dalit boy Ashok Rohidas proved that humble background is no hurdle to success. He rose from being a cowherd to a meritorious student, completed his diploma engineering and joined a local private industry. The year was marked by high-profile visits of Naveen Patnaik, Governor M C Bhandare and Congress scion and AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi. However, the district had its share of accidental deaths as three of a family were electrocuted after high tension overhead wires snapped and fell on them at village Kodaloi in Lakhanpur block. Six of a wedding party died after the vehicle carrying them rammed into a stationary truck on NH-200 near Sukhabandh village.SCERT deputy director Srikant Routray alleged of molesting five girl students of Gandagura Upper Primary School generated much heat and condemnation leading to his subsequent arrest. The district saw students’ agitations for days after a college girl was raped and murdered by one of her family acquaintances who was later arrested by Brajrajnagar police. Towards the end of the year, 10 passengers of the Samaleswari Express suffered injuries after it collided with a goods train.
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