The AMURT-GLOBAL in cooperation with the Pragatishila Utkal Samaj and Progress jointly distributed relief materials to hundreds of migrant workers on their way to home at NH-16 here.
The materials include cooked food packets, dry food packets, water bottles, butter milks, masks, biscuits, and homoeopath medicines to hundreds of such migrant workers at NH-16 near on the Lanjipalli bypass road.
While distributing relief and food materials, the volunteers of these social organisations have also conducted awareness programmes about Corona virus to sensitise the migrant workers about their role and responsibilities to combat Covid-19 pandemic along with undertaking an array of preventive measures, said Ranjan Pattnaik.
Nearly 35 volunteers joined the relief distribution and management programme. The migrant workers were also being provided masks, sanitization materials including liquid disinfectants. A large number of local volunteers also joined the relief drive and supported with conveyance/transport facilities to those migrant workers having small children and pregnant women, sources said.
Among others, State secretary of Prgatishilla Utkal SamajSaroj Ranjan Pattnaik, district president PK Mishra and convenor Manoranjan Sabat were present.