However, Madhu Sahu, statistics officer of Korba, says pre-2005 bith and death records are not available in Korba district. Previously the records were available in Bilaspur district, but the records of 1896 are just no available.
Chief Medical Officer of Korba P R Kumbhkar says, the correct age of a person can be verified only through a bone test. The jury is still out.
