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NHRC seeks detailed report on snakebite deaths and preventive measures in India

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has directed Health and Family Welfare departments of Centre and Odisha to furnish a detailed report on preventive measures and compensation for snake bike victims.

Radhakant Tripathy, a human rights lawyer, had moved the NHRC stating that India recorded annual snakebite deaths of about 58,000 across the country while many victims of snakebites were not duly compensated.

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