Bhubaneswae: With the death of 24 more ailing persons on Wednesday in different hospitals in the state,the toll in the Orissa hooch tragedy mounted to 29.
According to sources, 28 people died at the SCB Medical College Hospital in Cuttack and one succumbed at the Capital hospital in Bhubaneswar while 51 others are battling for survival in SCB Medical College and Hospital.
From a joint in Mahidharpada area of Cuttack the victims had consumed liquor on Monday.
A judicial inquiry into the incident has been ordered by Chief minister Naveen Patnaik.