Civil society members have offered to volunteer the State Government's efforts in fighting against coronavirus while thanking CM Naveen Patnaik for the preventive measures taken well ahead of other States.
In a letter to Patnaik, they have also given a few suggestions for strengthening the fight against the pandemic in the State.
They suggested to get more testing centres including in MKCG MCH, VIMSAR, apart from the existing ones, including the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar and make the test totally free.
They also urged the State Government to provide ration at doorsteps for every family in lock-down areas, monthly financial support in advance to each family of the distressed slum dwellers, daily wage earners, construction and temporary workers, landless laborers, marginal farmers, physically challenged persons and also migrant workers.