{"id":15017,"date":"2026-08-21T14:39:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15017"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:39:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:39:38","slug":"received-no-help-odisha-mans-body-kept-on-rooftop-for-18-hours-amid-floods-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=15017","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Received no help\u2019: Odisha man\u2019s body kept on rooftop for 18 hours amid floods | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133407083,imgsize-157816,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/odisha-flood-water.jpg\" alt=\"\u2018Received no help\u2019: Odisha man\u2019s body kept on rooftop for 18 hours amid floods\" title=\"Odisha flood water\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The body of a 61-year-old man in Odisha\u2019s Jajpur district remained on the rooftop of his flooded home for nearly 18 hours as rising waters prevented his family from bringing him down for his last rites, relatives said on Friday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The incident took place in Chintasahi under Bari panchayat, where several families have remained surrounded by floodwaters for six days following the swelling of the Brahmani and Kharasrota rivers.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The deceased, Hrushikesh Mallik, died around 4.30pm on Wednesday. With nearly four feet of water inundating the ground floor of the house, his family kept his body on the rooftop until the water receded on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">&#8216;Received no help from administration&#8217;<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>News agency PTI reported that relatives repeatedly sought help from the local administration to take the body out for the last rites but received no assistance.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cWe repeatedly called the Bari Block Development Officer (BDO) for administrative assistance for the last rites of my uncle, but the calls were not answered,\u201d said Anil Mallik, the deceased\u2019s nephew.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>He said the family then approached a powerboat operator involved in rescue operations, but the operator told them he could not reach the village without instructions from senior authorities.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>A local social worker eventually arranged a hearse. Villagers carried the body through waist-deep water for nearly a kilometre as the road from the house remained submerged.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The incident has sparked anger among residents, who alleged that hundreds of families in Chintasahi have been forced to remain on rooftops for the past six days with limited access to food.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/received-no-help-odisha-mans-body-kept-on-rooftop-for-18-hours-amid-floods\/articleshow\/133406872.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW DELHI: The body of a 61-year-old man in Odisha\u2019s Jajpur district remained on the rooftop of his flooded home for nearly 18 hours as rising waters prevented his family from bringing him down for his last rites, relatives said on Friday.The incident took place in Chintasahi under Bari panchayat, where several families have 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