Malkangiri, Nov 3: With the death of three more children identified as as Sangita Khamari (3) of Teleraia village under Kalimela block and Rashmita Kape (2) of Tungapala village under Khairput block Jamuna Sarkar (3) of MV-107, while undergoing treatment at the Malkangiri district headquarters hospital, the toll due to Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in the district has mounted to 85 today.
As per the information from Nruparaj Sahoo, Officer on Special Duty (OSD) who is currently in Makhangiri to review the government works undertaken to get the situation in the district under control, the condition in the district has not improved as per the expectation. The death toll has mounted in the last three-four days and an expert team will be visiting the district on November 3 to investigate into the situation, he further informed.
