Bhubaneswar: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday requested his counterparts in all states of India to assist Odia people stranded at various places amid the COVID-19 lockdown and provide them with food, accommodation and security.
“I would make an earnest appeal to you that any person or group of persons from Odisha stranded in any part of your State may please be assisted with basic food, accommodation, security,” the CM wrote.
Odisha will bear whatever cost is needed for their safekeeping, he added.
Naveen further said that he has directed all district collectors in Odisha to assist persons in need from other states. “Their cost will be met from Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
We have put a monitoring team with our Principal Secretary, Home Department, to look after this and co-ordinate,” he added.
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