Special Task Force (STF) to look into the issue of Nagada, says Naveen Patnaik

In reaction to the infant deaths in Nagada, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, the state government had formed a Special Task Force (STF) to look into the issue over the malnutrition deaths in Nagada village.

He also stated that, such type of incidents would not be repeated in future.

It is also noted that as many as 19 children died of malnutrition in the last three months due to malnutrition in the area of Nagada which is situated on a hilltop in a dense forest under mineral-rich Sukinda block in Jajpur district.

Even the villagers have to move more than 15 km through a dense forest to reach the motorable road to get their basic necessities.