Bhubaneswar: In view of the heatwave warning, the Odisha government on Thursday directed the Collectors of all districts to take necessary precautionary steps.
The Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare Department sent a communication to the Collectors asking them to make arrangements to avoid any eventuality caused by the upcoming heatwave situation.
The department has issued guidelines for Fair Price Shops (FPS) across the state.
As per the guidelines, the PDS shops have been asked to distribute the food grains to the ration card holders from 7 am to 10 am in the morning and from 5 pm to 8 pm in the evening.
This apart, temporary shades would be arranged at the PDS or fair price shop (FPS) points to protect the beneficiaries from the heat. The ration shops have been asked to arrange drinking water or ORS for the beneficiaries.
The authorities would arrange drinking water at all depots or rice receiving centres (RRCs) during the summer. In addition to this, the timing of the lifting of food grains would be regulated on the basis of the heatwave warning.
Officials of the department should remain vigilant and ensure necessary precautionary arrangements for heatwave during lifting and distribution of foodgrains.
