To redress the issues of Odisha’s migrant workers and students stranded outside the State due to the nationwide lockdown, the Odisha Legislative Assembly (OLA) has set up a control room.
As per an official notification on Wednesday, the control room will be operated from April 22 to May 3 (excluding official holidays) between 10 am and 5.30 pm.
The control room has been set up at Room No. 9 (ground floor) of the Assembly building for the MLAs to help the stranded persons belonging to their constituencies.
The migrant workers and students from Odisha can contact the OLA control room at the telephone number 0674-2390525 for further assistance.
Assembly Deputy Secretary Shishir Kanta Swain, who is the Nodal Officer of the control room, would coordinate with other State Governments or Legislative Assemblies to provide assistance to the distressed persons.
Besides, the victims seeking assistance from the Odisha Government can send emails to the MLAs of their constituencies at ola@nic.in and share their issues.
Meanwhile Assembly Speaker Surjya Narayan Patro has urged all MLAs and MPs of the State to inform his office about the people stranded outside the State.
Patro said this after holding a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla through videoconferencing on Tuesday. It is decided that the MLAs and MPs would provide information about the migrant workers from their respective constituencies stranded in other States due to the lockdown.
“Based on this information, the State Government will take necessary steps for rehabilitation of these workers,” he said.
Patro also said that spitting, chewing betel and smoking in the Assembly premises have been prohibited. Any Assembly employee on duty found drunk would be dismissed from service, he added.