An employee of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Mundali, Cuttack, who had returned from West Bengal after restoration work post Cyclone Amphan a couple of days back, has tested positive for coronavirus.
Reportedly, swab samples of six personnel of the NDRF Mundali were collected after their return from West Bengal. Sample of one of them tested positive.
Meanwhile, the West Bengal Government and the Kolkata administration have appreciated the Odisha Fire Service personnel for their efforts in restoring normalcy post Cyclone Amphan.
While the Government has sent letter of appropriation, Urban Development Minister, Mayor of Kolkata and Servants of People Society, West Bengal felicitated the personnel.
As many as 372 Fire Service personnel were sent to the neighbouring State on May 24 to undertake restoration work in areas devastated by the cyclone that hit the coast on May 20.
They cleared all main roads of Kolkata city within two days by removing uprooted trees and electric pole. They also cleared all sub-ways of the city. They were also engaged in removing the trees which had fallen on different buildings and other structures.They cleared around 2,550 fallen trees and electric poles at 717 places in Kolkata city.
All of them returned to Odisha on Friday and were received at Odisha Fire and Disaster Response Institute, Naraj by Fire Services and Home Guards DGP Dr Satyajit Mohanty and Fire Services IG Asheet Kumar Panigrahi.
They were soon sent to quarantine centres. During the process, they would also undergo required medical tests for Covid-19. The State Government would bear the entire expenditure for their accommodation, boarding and medical tests.