Litchis Vanish From Markets As Panic Grips Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar: Odd scenes prevailed in capital city Bhubaneswar markets on Wednesday. During peak Litchi season, the delicious little fruits seem to have vanished from the stalls. While apples, mangoes, grapes, bananas are fully stocked, litchis are nowhere to be found. The reason behind missing litchis can be traced to Bihar. Several doctors and medical journals have linked litchis to encephalitis deaths of over 100 children in the State.
Naturally, the fear has trickled down to Odisha as well. Immediately after Health Minister Naba Das ordered laboratory test of litchi on Tuesday, panic gripped people here. Customers have pledged not to consume the fruit. One Prakash Acharya said, “As soon as we heard that the life-threatening disease is caused by litchi, we threw out all the litchis present in our house.”
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