Odisha’s chief minister, Naveen Patnaik, said that the “crown war” was not yet over.
Bhubaneswar:
Odisha’s chief minister Naveen Patnaik held a videoconference with senior police officials, including DGP, DIG and SP, on Friday and said that vigilance is needed in the fight against coronavirus .
In his remarks, he appreciated the hard work done by officials over the past three months in the coronavirus crisis in raising awareness and enforcing foreclosure.
“I must mention here that there has been so much restraint and dignified conduct throughout the process,” he said.
“My call for” Zero marches inside Odisha “for interstate migrants has been implemented in letter and spirit due to systematic and coordinated hard work,” he said.
He also mentioned the work carried out during the super cyclone Amphan.
Patnaik said the “corona war” is not over yet. “We have to be very vigilant and face the situation in an even more professional way with a human face. The police should try to rationalize the available manpower,” he said.
The chief minister urged the DGP to prepare an action plan to make more and more manpower available at the police station level.
“It can be done within a fortnight with good planning,” he said.
Odisha reported another 112 cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours on Friday, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 3,498. A total of 2,354 recovered from the virus in the state.
