Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today reiterated his commitment to the people of Odisha to fight the pandemic and save the lives of its people for which the state will put every resource available in its command. Speaking to the members of the Odisha Legislative Assembly during the sensitization program, Naveen said funds will never be a constraint when it involves protecting the people.
In his address to the members, Naveen said “From travel to Quarantine to testing to tracing & treatment, food, accommodation, everything has been provided free of cost.
When in many States hospitals are charging lakhs of rupees for treatment, our Govt. is providing everything free of cost.
Whatever best treatment is available in any part of the world, Odisha will implement the same and make it accessible to our people free of cost.”
Naveen Pays Gratitude TO Covid Warriors
Paying gratitude to the frontline Covid warriors of the state, Naveen said “On March 13th I had stated “Very few times in the history of the world have human beings as a race faced challenges beyond their comprehension”. Almost into 5 months, the pandemic has affected every country of the world. Even countries that did well have again come in the grip. Every state of India is affected and nearly one lakh cases are being added every second day. India is now 3rd in the world.”
“Odisha on its part has been boldly facing this challenge. I would like to present a deep sense of gratitude to all Covid warriors who have been in the frontline fighting the invisible enemy. It is because of their hard work, dedication and sacrifice that more than eighteen thousand people have been cured and Odisha has saved more people than most states of the country. It’s not an easy task to work continuously in an environment of uncertainty, but our Covid warriors in spite of getting infected themselves, in spite of their families getting infected, in spite of their lives been lost have put up a valiant front for the last 150 days.
I can proudly say that my Odia brothers and sisters as Covid warriors are not just doing work for salary but working for a mission to save every odia possible.”
“Let me as the Leader of the House humbly say that the dedication and sacrifice of our Covid warriors is an inspiration for entire Odisha.”
“I see a Gopabandhu Das, a Madhubabu, a Maa Rama Devi, a Parvati Giri in each one of your sacrifices.
ଆପଣଙ୍କ ତ୍ୟାଗକୁ, ଓଡିଆ ଜାତି, ସବୁ ଦିନ ପାଇଁ ମନେ ରଖିବ। ଏହି ତ୍ୟାଗ, ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ ପୀଢିକୁ ପ୍ରେରଣା ଦେବ।“
“I have been talking personally to some of our Covid warriors. I appeal to the people of Odisha to respect our warriors, to treat them with dignity and co-operate wholeheartedly. I assure all the Hon’ble Members that the State will put every resource in its command to fight this pandemic and save peoples’ lives. Funds will never be a constraint when it involves protecting our people.
From travel to Quarantine to testing to tracing & treatment, food, accommodation, everything has been provided free of cost. When in many States hospitals are charging lakhs of rupees for treatment, our Govt. is providing everything free of cost. Whatever best treatment is available in any part of the world, Odisha will implement the same and make it accessible to our people free of cost. We recently started Plasma therapy and we are seeing encouraging results.”
Further, I also spoke to the CEO of Serrum Institute regarding vaccines. This pandemic has had a huge economic impact globally, nationally and locally. Every family in the world has been affected. Our State through a series of livelihood interventions and industrial sector initiatives is trying to kickstart the economy. I am hopeful that our efforts will bear fruit.
Odisha has seen so many calamities in the past and it is in our blood to fight with our might and come back stronger. I am sure, the Odisha that will evolve post pandemic will be much stronger and prosperous.
“I appeal to all the Hon’ble Members to take personal care of themselves and also provide inspiring leadership in your constituencies. Three of our Hon’ble Members were affected and I am happy to note that all of them have recovered.”
“Please take care of the Covid Warriors in your areas, encourage plasma donation and educate people at large to follow social distancing, wear masks and practice hand washing. Whether it is a natural disaster or a pandemic, my primary objective is to save every human life and I appeal to my family of four and half crores to follow all the guidelines of Government.
Government cannot be there in every house or street to enforce rules. It is the individual responsibility of each one of us to jointly fight this pandemic. The entire Assembly and all Hon’ble Members are in this together.”