DGP Reviews Readiness In Western Odisha Districts For Lockdown Enforcement | OTV News

DGP Abhay evaluations preparedness for lockdown

Bhubaneswar: DGP Sri Abhay at this time visited varied districts in western Odisha and mentioned with the respective SPs relating to the plans to implement the lockdown introduced by State authorities strictly.
He met the SPs of Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Rourkela, Deogarh and Sundergarh district on the respective district police headquarters.Odisha police tweeted “DGP visited Jharsuguda Sadar PS and OSAP 2nd Bn., Jharsuguda campus and reviewed operational matters and welfare measures of the force engaged in Covid enforcement,”
He additionally visited Sambalpur and reviewed plans for implementation of lockdown from fifth May onwards and preparedness to additional ramp up Police help to deal with Covid19, Odisha police said via atweet.
ADG ( Law & Order) additionally accompanied him to the all of the district. He additionally toured to city police station in Sambalpur and reviewed operational issues and welfare measures of the pressure engaged in covid enforcement.
In a tweet Sambalpur SP tweeted “DGP Odisha Shri Abhay IPS reviewed Covid enforcement in Sambalpur and Jharsuguda districts. Gave instructions regarding enforcement of lock down starting from 5/5/21.He emphasized police to be people friendly and enforce lockdown with empathy for people.”
“Odisha police is ready to enforce the lockdown strictly,” DGP mentioned.
Odisha authorities at this time introduced a 14-day lockdown beginning May 5 to May 19 to interrupt the chain of transmission because the state sees a spike in Covid circumstances.
As per the contemporary orders issued by the Office of Special Relief Commissioner, whereas lockdown might be on the weekdays, full shutdown might be noticed on the weekends as per earlier order.