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Sigachi Blast Toll Reaches 42 as DNA Identification Continues

Authorities are conducting DNA tests on recovered remains to identify eight missing workers as compensation is disbursed.

The latest victim of the factory blast was identified as Purna Chandra Sahu, a native of Sukarpada in Cuttack district
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Overview

  • The death toll in the June 30 Sigachi Industries plant explosion rose to 42 after two more victims succumbed to injuries and forensic tests confirmed additional remains.
  • Hyderabad’s Forensic Science Laboratory is processing DNA profiles from 44 recovered body parts to match victims and trace eight workers still unaccounted for.
  • Eighteen injured employees remain hospitalized while Sigachi Industries has pledged ₹1 crore for each deceased worker’s family and full coverage of treatment costs.
  • Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has approved ₹10 lakh ex gratia for each Odia victim’s family, with relief teams on site to oversee disbursements and support.
  • Telangana’s government has formed a state-level review panel and a four-member expert committee led by CSIR-IICT emeritus scientist B. Venkateshwar Rao to investigate the blast’s causes and safety lapses.