The National Institute of Technology, Rourkela suspended all classes till March 31, as a preventive measure in view of possible Coronavirus infection.
The students staying in hostel, however, are not required to vacate. They can either stay or go back to their native places, said institute sources.
Similarly, the Biju Pattnaik University of Technology, Rourkela cancelled its proposed 10th convocation, which was scheduled to be held on March 17.
The Rourkela Steel Plant took also several initiatives including stopping of biometric attendance system for workers, as preventive measure. "Similarly, all inter departmental meetings and programmes involving large number of employees have also been stopped," an RSP release said.
Besides, bookings of Civic Centre and Bhanja Bhawan auditorium, where various public functions are organised, have also been stopped.
The proposed inter-steel plant football tournament, scheduled to be held at Rourkela from March 16, has also been postponed.
"Medical checkup of the foreign employees engaged in various projects inside the RSP has been carried out," the release said.
Significantly, the CDMO, Sundargarh received a message from the State Government on Saturday about arrival of seven persons in Sundargarh district on Sunday from different parts of India and was asked to examine them for corona infection.