Baripada: The inmates of Baripada Circle Jail have joined the fight against coronavirus by making masks for distribution to shelter houses and old age homes.
Jail Superintendent Pradipta Kumar Behera said as many as eight inmates are engaged in stitching masks inside the jail and officials too are assisting them in the task.
The initiative was taken with permission from DG, Prisons, he added.
More than 700 masks have been distributed among the inmates and those living in shelter houses and old age homes, New Indian Express reported.
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