Odisha govt goes all out to care for migrant workers
April 08, 2020  12:55
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The Odisha government described the migrant workers as "guest workers" and said arrangements have been made for those stranded in the state due to the lockdown in the wake of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus. Food and accommodation have been ensured through 1,882 camps for around 56,926 such "guest workers", said Odisha governments COVID-19 spokesman Subroto Bagchi. He said the guest workers are being provided food and other basic amenities and doctors are regularly visiting these camps. Odisha government has opened a call centre (Shramik Sahayata)- 18003456703 for guest workers who need help in the state, Bagchi said. Apart from food and accommodation, the state government was also providing psycho-social counselling in the camps and medical services through mobile health units have also been extended in few districts. Even fruits and milk for children are also being provided in the migrant workers camps. These migrants workers are from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Haryana, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Maharastra and other states, an official said.

Earlier, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had requested all the chief ministers to help Odia workers stranded in their states due to the lockdown. Patnaik in a letter to his counterparts in other states had also assured that the Odisha government will bear all the expenses made on the workers from Odisha. -- PTI


Image: Odisha govt's 500-bed exclusive COVID19 hospital, plus a 20-bed ICU facility is operational.
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