Odisha govt extends lockdown period till April 30

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has decided to extend the lockdown period till April 30 to combat COVID-19.

The educational institutions will remain closed till June 17.

In a video message, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said in view of the situation arising out of COVID-19, the state government decided to extend the lockdown period till April 30.

He informed that he has requested the Central government to extend the national lockdown till month-end and accordingly suspend rail and air services till the lockdown is lifted.

“We will recommend to the Government of India to extend the national lockdown up to 30^th April,” said the Chief Minister.

“I thank the 4.50 crore people of Odisha for all the support and cooperation each one of you has been extending in this serious crisis situation. I know it involves a lot of sacrifice, hardship and uncertainty but this is the only way to face this crisis,” said the Chief Minister.