Bhubaneswar: A total of 110 people have been electrocuted in Odisha over the last 15 months, Energy Minister Kanak Vardhan Singh Deo informed the state assembly on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question by Bhubaneswar Central MLA Ananta Narayan Jena, Minister Singh Deo provided a breakdown of the fatalities: 49 casualties in Tata Power Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), 7 in Tata Power Southern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPSODL), 27 in Tata Power Northern Odisha Distribution Limited (TPNODL), and 27 in Tata Power Western Odisha Distribution Limited (TPWODL).
On the implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM A) scheme, the Minister stated that a 500 MW capacity project was initially approved for Odisha, based on the injecti