Fire beak out in Ganjam village

Berhampur: 14 houses were turned to ash in the Madhurchua village under Rambha police station of Ganjam district on Monday morning.

Around 3.10 am at the wee hour of early morning, the fire broke out in the thatched houses. Villagers tried a lot to control, but it became futile and 14 houses completely turned into ash. The villagers rang up to fire station for help. Fire station team reached at the village at morning 6 o’clock. All most 14 houses were burnt at that time.

The houses of Kalicharan Nahak, Khalia Nahak, Santosh Nahak, Sanku Nahak, Bighnaraj Nahak, Pramod Nahak, Judhistir Nahak, Ravindra Nahak, Rajendra Nahak, Gokula Nahak, Advaita Nahak, Rahash Nahak, Akhil Nahak, Tarabati Nahak were burnt in the fire.

The villagers suspecting electric short circuit might be the reason of the fire break out. Most of the families are below poverty line. They have lost all their belongings in the incident.

MLA of Chatrapur Adikanda Sethi, Ganjam block chairman Surath Pahan, Ganjam Tehsildar Bijayananda Nayak, CPI leader Narayana Reddy were visited the site and assessed the lose by the fire accident.

Instantly, Surath Pahan and his team have given assistance by giving polythene, dry food to manage the family for some days. The team has given assurance to provide Indira Awas to the bereaved families.

“We visited the place with our team. We are planning to provide Indira Awas to each family; those houses are burnt in the fire. We also discussed with the district administration to give all support to the families of fire victim”, said block chairman Pahan.

Last year also 4 houses were burnt due to fire breakout in that same village. The villages of that area have been demanding a fire station near Rambha, which will help them at the time of need due to close proximity. It may be noted that, this area is 25 km away from Chatrapur fire station. The political leaders along with block chairman are supporting them for a fire station near Rambha.