The Legal Aid Society (Student Committee) of the National Law University (NLU) in Cuttack have initiated a 24x7 multilingual Covid-19 Helpline (Odia, Hindi, English) called ‘Project Prayas’ for Odisha to provide various information.
People can reach out the helpline to avail any information about bed availability in local hospitals, daily updated list of hospital beds in the State, oxygen cylinders, tele-medication, food delivery, vaccination procedures and mental health counsellors.
In just first week of this project, the students have received more than 50 requests and have been successful in providing our assistance in all. “Life in the midst of Covid-19 has sparked fear, frustration and anxiety all around. With the advent of the second wave now, more than ever, the Legal Aid Society has decided to focus all of our energy on defeating this pandemic and the challenges associated with it. Nothing is more important than ensuring the health and safety of our community and our State,” the student committee said.
“After careful analysis and thoughts we found that Odisha’s situation differs from that of the other states as here, there is no lack of resources but rather lack of information.
Even with the Government trying its best to help the population in this virtual world, few beneficiaries are unable to access the same due to a digital divide.
This is where we decided to step in and do our part, by trying to bridge that gap” the committee added.
For Odia, speakers can contact 7504892927/ +919337545733/ 9040371870, Hindi or English, speakers can contact: 8319892485. The Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn users can reach out to us at @nluolas, informed Adaysa Hota.
