Odisha: 3 Senior IAS To Review COVID-19 Management in Bhadrak,Jajpur , Balasore Dists

Bhubaneswar: In the wake of spike in the COVID-19 positive cases in Jajpur, Bhadrak and Balasore, the Odisha Government has assigned three senior IAS officers to monitor the situations in the districts.

According to a notification, while S.K. Lohani, Principal Secretary, Excise has been assigned Bhadrak district,
Dr. P.K. Meherda, Secretary to Governor and S.K. Vashishth, Special Secretary, Agriculture & FE would look after Jajpur and Balasore respectively.

The officers will make an on-site visit, review COVID-related management system like containment zone planning, contact tracing, testing modalities etc, in the districts and assist the district administrations.