Bhubaneswar: In the wake of increasing cases of COVID 19 cases in the country and lockdown in the State, Government has ordered it’s employees who have been transfered to report at their designated places within 48 hours.
Addressing a regular press meet at Geeta Govinda Sadan here this evening, Odisha government’s COVID-19 Spokesman Subroto Bagchi informed that the state government has empowered all the Collectors and District Magistrates, all Municipal Commissioners, all Executive Officers of ULBs, for home delivery of Pensions and PDS to the beneficiaries.
Meanwhile, the Odisha Government has stopped all construction works across the State except construction work for health facilities and works related to COVID-19.
Further, Bagchi informed that the Odisha Government has directed that provision of required manpower for different activities to counter COVID-19, procurement of materials for temporary health camps, provision for infrastructure including toilets for the temporary health camps, hiring of ambulances and other vehicles for transportation of patients, provision of food, drinking water, clinic, watch and ward etc. and provision of similar facilities/requirements for isolation center are to be added in the admissible project list of rules and procedure for sanction of MLA LAD funds 1997.