Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has appointed Special Relief Commissioner Pradeep Jena as the nodal officer to coordinate with private sectors, NGOs and international organization for response-related activities arising out of the COVID- 19 pandemic.
He is holding state level NGO coordination meetings on alternate days via video conferencing. A mobile app is being prepared for registration of volunteers with the assistance of UNICEF, Odisha, official sources said.






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