The State Labour Commissioner on Wednesday wrote to his Andhra Pradesh counterpart requesting him to take early steps for release of seven more labourers of Sundargarh who have been kept as hostage in a brick kiln in Vizianagaram.
Meanwhile, the Sundargarh district administration has sanctioned Rs 25,000 from the Red Cross fund to the acid attack victim, Jaideb Chandania (42) of Hemagria block, and has formed a team to go to Vizianagaram to rescue the migrant labourers.
Jaideb has now been shifted from the Sundargarh District Headquarters Hospital to the VIMSAR Burla and Rs 25,000 has been sanctioned from the Red Cross funds, said District Labour Commissioner Prasant Kumar Baliarsingh.
He too informed about forming of a team to rescue the labours from Vizianagaram.