Bhubaneswar, Sept. 23 -- At least 289 Odisha migrant workers who left the state in search of livelihood have died at their workplaces in the last five years, with an average annual death toll of 60, the government informed the State Assembly today.
This year, 82 deaths have been reported till August, while 120 migrant labourers died in 2024. There were 87 deaths reported each in 2021, 2022, and 2023, said Labour Minister Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia.
Ganjam district, infamous for large-scale interstate migration of workforces mainly to Gujarat, accounted for the highest number of deaths at 48, followed by Bolangir (32), Kalahandi (26), Rayagada (23), and Kandhamal (19).
Similarly, 5,613 migrant workers have been rescued from distressed condi...