The State Government in order to collect information about people from Odisha residing in Nepal and those on visit to Nepal has put in place a 24-hour helpline in the Chief Resident Commissioner’s office in New Delhi with landline no 011-24679201 (Extn-04) and mobile no 07803850005. Similarly, a 24- hour helpdesk has been set up at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (Terminal-3) to facilitate passage of persons returning from Nepal to Odisha. Ten rooms in Odisha Sadan have been reserved for providing free boarding and lodging to the evacuees and it has been decided to send them back to Odisha by train in AC3-Tier class.
Eight persons from Odisha arrived at New Delhi from Nepal on Monday evening have proceeded to Odisha. About 335 persons belonging to Kendrapada district are staying in Nepal and out of them, 4 persons have sustained minor injuries while others are safe. Similarly, three persons belonging to Balangir district were affected by the earthquake and have taken shelter in relief camp at Etimore in Nepal. Their safe transfer to India has been taken up with the Union Govt. About 10 900 employees from Nepal in the 2nd Battalion, OSAP at Jharsuguda had been to Nepal. They are now safe in Nepal, the release said.