‘He didn’t want to take up census duty’: Death of 2 teachers puts spotlight on process amid heatwave in Odisha

Two schoolteachers in Odisha died in different parts of the state due to suspected sunstroke. In Mayurbhanj district, a teacher at Baidyanath High School died on Sunday after returning from census-related work. In Sundargarh district, an assistant teacher at Jarada government high school died a day earlier. The Special Relief Commissioner's office has not received any report of sunstroke deaths in Odisha.