Odisha Govt Deploys Two IAS Officers to Assist COVID Management in Bhubaneswar, Khurda

By The Newsroom Network On Sep 1, 2020

File Photo: BMC Team Conducting Rapid Antigen Test of the Unit-4 Market vendors.

Bhubaneswar: In view of rising cases of COVID-19 in Bhubaneswar and Khordha district, the Odisha Government has deployed two IAS officers to assist in COVID management in the State capital city and Khurda.

Special ADMs Parul Patwari and Vishal Singh, who helped Ganjam district administration in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic, have been brought back to assist the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Khordha Collector in COVID management.

This has been informed by Chief Secretary Asit Tripathy through his Twitter handle.

“Outstanding work by two bright young IAS officers sent urgently to Ganjam district during the height of pandemic. Spl ADMs Parul Patwari & Vishal Singh are brought back to assist the BMC & the Khurda Collector in Covid mgt respectively. Their experience will count”, the Chief Secretary tweeted.

Khordha district has now highest number of COVID-19 active cases in the State. The district has so far recorded 17428 cases of COVID-19 including 6790 active cases.

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